Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

घातयामास रामश्च वालिनं कपिकुञ्जरम् । भ्रातृपत्न्याश्च भोक्तारं पापिनम्वीरमानिनम्

Transliteration

ghātayāmāsa rāmaśca vālinaṃ kapikuñjaram | bhrātṛpatnyāśca bhoktāraṃ pāpinamvīramāninam

Translation

Rāma abattit Vālin, le seigneur des singes, puissant tel un éléphant—pécheur pour avoir pris l’épouse de son frère et qui, bien que déchu, se croyait encore héros.

Word by Word

• घातयामास: caused to be slain / had killed
• घातयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातय् (धातु √हन् caus.)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); causative (णिच्) of √हन्

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वालिनम्: Valin
• वालिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• कपिकुञ्जरम्: the elephant among monkeys (mighty monkey)
• कपिकुञ्जरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक) + कुञ्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘कपीनां कुञ्जरः’

• भ्रातृपत्न्याः: of (his) brother’s wife
• भ्रातृपत्न्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem.), षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘भ्रातुः पत्नी’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• भोक्तारम्: enjoyer/one who violated (as enjoyer)
• भोक्तारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोक्‍तृ (प्रातिपदिक; √भुज् + तृच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun)

• पापिनम्: sinful
• पापिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• वीरमानिनम्: one who prides himself as a hero
• वीरमानिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + मानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय: ‘वीर इति मानिन्’ (one who thinks himself a hero)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Kālāntaka

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga; the verse centers on righteous slaying of an adharmic ruler. In Śaiva Siddhānta, this maps to saṃhāra as removal of obstructive adharma (a form of pāśa at the social-ethical level).

Significance: Contemplation of dharma-rakṣaṇa: the fall of ‘vīramānin’ (false heroism) warns against ego (āṇava) and transgression; encourages ethical purity as prerequisite for grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Vali

FAQs

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

It teaches that adharma—especially violating marital and familial boundaries—destroys inner nobility, and that divine-aligned kingship (dharma) may punish wrongdoing even when the offender appears powerful or “heroic.”

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

By showing that dharma and self-restraint are essential supports for Saguna Shiva worship; devotion to Shiva is not merely ritual but must be grounded in purity of conduct, without which pride and sin obstruct grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily self-examination with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to uproot pride (ahaṅkāra) and lust, and maintain śauca (purity) as a foundation for Shiva worship.