Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

सर्वथा सुखिनं चक्रे सरामं लक्ष्मणं हि सः । सर्वसैन्यं ररक्षासौ महादेवात्मजः प्रभुः

Transliteration

sarvathā sukhinaṃ cakre sarāmaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ hi saḥ | sarvasainyaṃ rarakṣāsau mahādevātmajaḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

In every way, he made Lakṣmaṇa—together with Rāma—fully at ease. That sovereign Lord, the son of Mahādeva, also protected the entire army.

Word by Word

• sarvathā: in every way
• sarvathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• sukhinam: happy
• sukhinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; predicate-object complement with cakre; qualifies rāmaṃ

• cakre: made
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; ‘made/did’

• sa-rāmam: (including) Rama
• sa-rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa + rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; समास: sa-rāma (तत्पुरुष; ‘with Rāma’/‘including Rāma’)

• lakṣmaṇam: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सः/तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• sarva-sainyam: the whole army
• sarva-sainyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समास: sarva-sainya (कर्मधारय; ‘the entire army’)

• rarakṣa: protected
• rarakṣa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rakṣ (रक्ष् धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; reduplicated aorist form; ‘protected’

• asau: that (person), he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (असौ सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• mahādeva-ātmajaḥ: son of Mahadeva
• mahādeva-ātmajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समास: mahādeva-ātmaja (तत्पुरुष; ‘son of Mahādeva’)

• prabhuḥ: the lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; apposition to asau/mahādevātmajaḥ

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva (Shiva)
• Rama
• Lakshmana

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace) working through his divine manifestation—bringing peace to the righteous and safeguarding the community (the army). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this is Pati (Shiva) protecting the pashu (souls) by removing fear and restoring dharmic stability.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s active compassion: the Lord’s power is present through his embodied agency (Mahadeva’s son) to protect devotees. Linga worship similarly invokes Shiva’s accessible, protective presence in the world while pointing to his transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Shiva’s rakṣā (protection) through japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with rudrākṣa and tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as reminders of surrender and fearlessness.