Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

गत्वा तत्र ततो रामस्तर्तुकामो यथा ततः । शिवलिंगं समानर्च प्रतिष्ठाप्य जयेप्सया

Transliteration

gatvā tatra tato rāmastartukāmo yathā tataḥ | śivaliṃgaṃ samānarca pratiṣṭhāpya jayepsayā

Translation

Having gone there, Rāma—desiring to cross over—duly worshipped a Śiva-liṅga, and, longing for victory, had it ritually established.

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानवाचक-अव्यय

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तर्तु-कामः: desiring to cross
• तर्तु-कामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तॄ (धातु) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तुमुनन्त (infinitive) ‘तर्तुम्’ + ‘काम’ = इच्छार्थक विशेषण

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय

• शिव-लिङ्गम्: Śiva-liṅga
• शिव-लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सम्-अनर्च: worshipped duly
• सम्-अनर्च: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘सम्’ उपसर्ग (thoroughly)

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: having installed/established
• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• जय-ईप्सया: with the desire for victory
• जय-ईप्सया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + ईप्सा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; हेतौ/प्रयोजने (instrumental of motive)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara

Sthala Purana: Rāma, before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā, establishes and worships a Śiva-liṅga seeking jaya (victory). This act becomes the foundational sthala narrative for Rāmeśvara: the Lord of Rāma, worshipped for success and purification.

Significance: Considered highly meritorious for expiation (prāyaścitta), removal of obstacles, and receiving Śiva’s grace for righteous aims; also integrated with pan-Indian tīrtha-yātrā circuits.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rama

FAQs

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

The verse shows that even a righteous hero seeks Pati (Lord Shiva) as the supreme support: by worshipping and establishing the Liṅga, Rāma aligns action with grace, turning an outward mission into a dharmic, devotion-led undertaking.

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

It presents the Liṅga as Saguna Shiva’s accessible form for archana and consecration (pratiṣṭhā). Through the Liṅga, devotion becomes concrete—invoking Shiva’s presence for protection, removal of obstacles, and auspicious completion of one’s vowed work.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to Liṅga-archana and pratiṣṭhā with focused intention (saṅkalpa) for dharma and victory—supported by mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady devotional concentration.