Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततश्च समये तस्माद्धनूमा निति नामभाक् । शम्भुर्जज्ञे कपितनुर्महाबलपराक्रमः

Transliteration

tataśca samaye tasmāddhanūmā niti nāmabhāk | śambhurjajñe kapitanurmahābalaparākramaḥ

Translation

Then, at that very time, Śambhu (Lord Śiva) was born in a monkey form, bearing the name Hanūmānīti, endowed with immense strength and heroic prowess.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: काल/क्रम (Temporal sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• समये: at the time
• समये: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• तस्मात्: from that (cause/source)
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• हनूमान्: Hanumān
• हनूमान्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• इति: thus (named)
• इति: वाक्य-चिह्न (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/निरूपण (quotative particle)

• नाम: name
• नाम: विशेष्य (Name-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used in naming construction

• भाक्: bearing/possessing
• भाक्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाज् (धातु) → भाक् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त/नामधातु-प्रयोग; ‘भाज्’ धातोः क्विप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessing/sharing); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agreeing with ‘हनूमान्’

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• जज्ञे: was born/manifested
• जज्ञे: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘was born/appeared’

• कपि-तनुः: one with a monkey-form
• कपि-तनुः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक) + तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि ‘whose body is that of a monkey’

• महा-बल-पराक्रमः: of great strength and valor
• महा-बल-पराक्रमः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘great strength and valor’; agreeing with subject

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s freedom to assume saguna forms for the protection and upliftment of beings—showing that the Supreme Pati (Lord) can manifest within creation while remaining transcendent.

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

The Linga signifies Shiva beyond form (nirguṇa), while this verse emphasizes Shiva’s approachable manifest form (saguṇa). Both point to the same Lord—worship may be through the Linga or through reverence to his divine manifestations.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva as the indwelling Lord who can appear in any form; support this with japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and disciplined devotion (bhakti) to cultivate steadiness and courage.