Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

स्थापयामास भूलोके रामभक्तिं कपीश्वरः । स्वयं भक्तवरो भूत्वा सीतारामसुखप्रदः

Transliteration

sthāpayāmāsa bhūloke rāmabhaktiṃ kapīśvaraḥ | svayaṃ bhaktavaro bhūtvā sītārāmasukhapradaḥ

Translation

The Lord of the monkeys established devotion to Rāma upon the earth. Becoming himself the foremost of devotees, he became the bestower of joy to Sītā and Rāma.

Word by Word

• स्थापयामास: established
• स्थापयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः: स्थापयति = establishes; परस्मैपदम्

• भूलोके: in the earthly world
• भूलोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: भूः लोकः = भूतलः

• रामभक्तिं: devotion to Rama
• रामभक्तिं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: रामस्य भक्तिः

• कपीश्वरः: the lord of monkeys
• कपीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: कपीनाम् ईश्वरः

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta-nirdeśa (कर्तृनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः-प्रयोगे (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

• भक्तवरः: the best devotee
• भक्तवरः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: वरः भक्तः (श्रेष्ठः भक्तः)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): भूत्वा = having become

• सीतारामसुखप्रदः: giver of happiness to Sita and Rama
• सीतारामसुखप्रदः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सीता + राम + सुख + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष): सीतारामयोः सुखं प्रददाति इति

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Rama
• Sita

FAQs

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

It upholds bhakti as a direct, purifying path: the ideal devotee not only worships but also establishes devotion in the world through example and selfless service, which is honored within Shaiva tradition as a means toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.

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

Though centered on Rāma-bhakti, it reinforces Saguna devotion—loving worship of the Lord with form—which Shaiva Siddhānta accepts as a powerful means to receive Pati (Shiva)’s anugraha; such devotion naturally supports reverence for Shiva’s Linga as the accessible sacred presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady nāma-japa and seva: repeat the Lord’s name with one-pointed devotion and serve dharma; if practiced in a Shaiva mode, pair it with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily worship with sincerity.