Shloka 31
हनूमत्प्रादुर्भावः (Hanūmat-prādurbhāvaḥ) — The Manifestation/Birth of Hanumān as Śiva’s Agency
जघानाथासुरान्वीरो रामसैन्यं ररक्ष सः । शक्ति क्षतं लक्ष्मणं च संजीविन्या ह्यजीवयत्
jaghānāthāsurānvīro rāmasainyaṃ rarakṣa saḥ | śakti kṣataṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ ca saṃjīvinyā hyajīvayat
That heroic one slew the Asuras and protected Rāma’s army; and Lakṣmaṇa, wounded by the Śakti spear, he restored to life by the Saṃjīvinī herb.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha
Sthala Purana: The verse highlights healing/restoration of life (Saṃjīvinī). This resonates thematically with Vaidyanātha (Śiva as the supreme physician), though the immediate narrative is Rāmāyaṇa-based rather than the Deoghar origin story.
Significance: Sought for relief from disease, longevity, and restoration of vitality; Śiva as Bhaiṣajya-guru who sustains life.
Type: mahamrityunjaya
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva theme that divine grace protects dharma and restores life-force when devotees are struck down—symbolizing Pati (the Lord) sustaining beings beyond ordinary limits.
The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s compassionate, active guardianship in the world—devotees worship the Linga as the accessible sign of that same protecting and life-giving power.
Contemplate Shiva as the inner restorer of prāṇa and courage, and support it with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of dependence on Shiva’s grace.