Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

सूर्याज्ञया तदंशत्य सुग्रीवस्यान्तिकं ययौ । मातुराज्ञामनुप्राप्य रुद्रांशः कपिसत्तमः

Transliteration

sūryājñayā tadaṃśatya sugrīvasyāntikaṃ yayau | māturājñāmanuprāpya rudrāṃśaḥ kapisattamaḥ

Translation

ຕາມຄຳສັ່ງຂອງພຣະອາທິດ ອົງສ່ວນອັນສູງສົ່ງນັ້ນໄດ້ໄປຫາສຸກຣີວະ. ເມື່ອໄດ້ຮັບຄຳສັ່ງຂອງແມ່ຢ່າງຄົບຖ້ວນ ວານອນຜູ້ປະເສີດ—ອົງສ່ວນຂອງຣຸດຣະ—ກໍອອກເດີນທາງຕາມນັ້ນ.

Word by Word

• सूर्य-आज्ञया: by the Sun’s command
• सूर्य-आज्ञया: Hetu/Karana (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; आज्ञा-शब्दः स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तत्-अंशः: his portion/emanation
• तत्-अंशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; अंश-शब्दः पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अत्य: very/exceedingly
• अत्य: Prakaraṇa (प्रकार/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier)

• सुग्रीवस्य: of Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अन्तिकम्: near (to the presence)
• अन्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या/इ (धातु: इण्-गतौ)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मातुः: of (his) mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• आज्ञाम्: command
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनुप्राप्य: having obtained/received
• अनुप्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) from √आप् with उपसर्ग अनु+प्र; अव्ययभाव

• रुद्र-अंशः: a portion of Rudra
• रुद्र-अंशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; अंश-शब्दः पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कपि-सत्तमः: the best of monkeys
• कपि-सत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्रेष्ठः कपीनाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Sugriva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how a Rudra-aṃśa (a partial manifestation of Śiva) acts in harmony with divine ordinance and dharma—showing that spiritual power is fulfilled through disciplined obedience and purposeful service rather than ego-driven action.

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

By identifying the hero as a Rudra-aṃśa, the text reinforces Saguna Śiva—Śiva manifesting with attributes and forms to guide beings. Remembering such manifestations supports devotional focus (bhakti) toward Śiva’s accessible, grace-bestowing forms, as in Liṅga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sankalpa with the Panchākṣarī—silently repeating “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while cultivating niyama (discipline) and obedience to righteous duty, offering one’s actions to Rudra as seva.