Shloka 25

हनूमत्प्रादुर्भावः (Hanūmat-prādurbhāvaḥ) — The Manifestation/Birth of Hanumān as Śiva’s Agency

Devanagari script

दग्ध्वा लंकां वंचयित्वा विभीषणगृहं ततः । अपतद्वारिधौ वीरस्ततस्स कपिकुञ्जरः

Transliteration

dagdhvā laṃkāṃ vaṃcayitvā vibhīṣaṇagṛhaṃ tataḥ | apatadvāridhau vīrastatassa kapikuñjaraḥ

Translation

Having burned Laṅkā, and then sparing (passing by without harming) Vibhīṣaṇa’s dwelling, that heroic elephant among monkeys thereafter leapt down into the ocean.

Word by Word

• dagdhvā: having burnt
• dagdhvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), धातु: दह्, अर्थे: पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done)

• laṅkām: Laṅkā
• laṅkām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• vaṃcayitvā: having deceived
• vaṃcayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vaṃc (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), णिच् (causative) भाव: वञ्चयित्वा = वञ्चय् (to deceive) + क्त्वा

• vibhīṣaṇa-gṛham: Vibhīṣaṇa’s house
• vibhīṣaṇa-gṛham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): विभीषणस्य गृहम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequence adverb)

• apatat: fell
• apatat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: अ- (augment)

• vāridhau: in the ocean
• vāridhau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāridhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• vīraḥ: the hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kapi-kuñjaraḥ: the monkey-elephant (mighty monkey)
• kapi-kuñjaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (प्रातिपदिक) + kuñjara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (appositional): कपिः एव कुञ्जरः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Vibhishana
• Lanka
• Hanuman

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights dharma-guided strength: power is used to destroy adharma while protecting the righteous, reflecting the Shaiva ethic of aligning action with truth and divine order.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Though narrative in tone, it supports Saguna devotion by showing how divine-aligned virtues—courage, discrimination, and protection of devotees—are honored in Purāṇic remembrance that supports Shiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice discrimination (viveka) in sādhanā: pair japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of non-harm toward the righteous, using strength only to remove inner ‘Laṅkā’—ego and tamas.