Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

चकार सुहितं प्रीत्या रामस्य परमेश्वराः । तत्सर्वं चरितं विप्र शृणु सर्वसुखावहम्

Transliteration

cakāra suhitaṃ prītyā rāmasya parameśvarāḥ | tatsarvaṃ caritaṃ vipra śṛṇu sarvasukhāvaham

Translation

Por gracia amorosa, el Señor Supremo (Śiva) dispuso lo más beneficioso para Rāma. Oh brāhmana, escucha todo ese sagrado relato: es dador de toda dicha auspiciosa.

Word by Word

• चकार: did; made
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुहितम्: benefit; welfare
• सुहितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• रामस्य: of Rāma
• रामस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• परमेश्वराः: the Supreme Lord(s)
• परमेश्वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—परम + ईश्वर (कर्मधारय)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चरितम्: deed; narrative
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्व-सुख-आवहम्: bringing all happiness
• सर्व-सुख-आवहम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सुख + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वं सुखं आवहति इति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara

Sthala Purana: Purāṇic association: Rāma worships Śiva (liṅga) to remove obstacles and sanctify the mission; Śiva’s grace ensures Rāma’s welfare and success—here echoed as ‘rāmasya suhitam’.

Significance: Worship at Rāmeśvara is famed for doṣa-śānti and grace for righteous undertakings; hearing Śiva’s aid to Rāma reinforces bhakti and dharma-siddhi.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rama

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Parameśvara who, moved by love, actively grants the devotee’s true welfare; hearing such divine deeds is itself described as a source of auspicious joy and inner upliftment.

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

By calling Śiva “Parameśvara” who lovingly acts for Rāma, the verse points to Saguna Śiva—God approachable through devotion, worship, and sacred narration (kathā), as commonly expressed through Liṅga-upāsanā in the Purāṇa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa (devotional listening) of Śiva’s carita is emphasized; it can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a simple daily practice.