Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

चक्रे स्वं क्षुभितं शम्भुः कामबाणहतो यथा । स्वम्वीर्यम्पातयामास रामकार्यार्थमीश्वरः

Transliteration

cakre svaṃ kṣubhitaṃ śambhuḥ kāmabāṇahato yathā | svamvīryampātayāmāsa rāmakāryārthamīśvaraḥ

Translation

Śambhu, the Lord, stirred His own being—like one struck by Kāma’s arrows—and, for the sake of Rāma’s divine purpose, the Supreme Lord caused His own potent energy (vīrya) to be released.

Word by Word

• चक्रे: made, did
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (शम्भु-सम्बन्धे), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) of (implicit) भावम्/चित्तम्

• क्षुभितम्: agitated
• क्षुभितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) (क्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) (or masculine agreeing with implied object), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• काम-बाण-हतः: struck by Kāma’s arrow
• काम-बाण-हतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + हत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः: कामस्य बाणेन हतः

• यथा: as, like
• यथा: Upamana (उपमान/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा/तुलना-वाचक अव्यय (comparative particle)

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of वीर्यम्

• वीर्यम्: seed, potency
• वीर्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पातयामास: caused to fall, emitted
• पातयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect) (periphrastic/आमास-योग), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग: ‘cause to fall/emit’

• राम-कार्य-अर्थम्: for the purpose of Rāma’s task
• राम-कार्य-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (अर्थ-शब्दः), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); चतुर्थी/प्रयोजनार्थे द्वितीया (accusative of purpose): ‘for the sake of’; समासः: रामस्य कार्यस्य अर्थम्

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); शम्भोः विशेषणार्थे

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kama
• Rama

FAQs

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

It shows that Shiva, though transcendental (Pati) and untouched by binding desire, can manifest a deliberate “stirring” in His līlā to serve dharma and the cosmic plan—guiding events for the welfare of beings.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva’s active lordship (Īśvaratva): devotees worship the Linga as the concrete sign of the Supreme who both transcends the world and compassionately intervenes within it to accomplish divine purposes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva as Īśvara beyond passion while chanting the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); worship with Tripuṇḍra bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of mastery over desire and alignment with dharma.