Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

सीताशोकं जहाराशु स वीरः कपिनायकः । श्रावयित्वा रामवृत्तं तत्प्राणावनकारकम्

Transliteration

sītāśokaṃ jahārāśu sa vīraḥ kapināyakaḥ | śrāvayitvā rāmavṛttaṃ tatprāṇāvanakārakam

Translation

သူရဲကောင်း မျောက်တပ်၏ခေါင်းဆောင်သည် စီတာ၏ဝမ်းနည်းမှုကို ချက်ချင်းပျောက်ကင်းစေ하였다။ ရာမ၏အကျင့်တရားနှင့် လုပ်ရပ်များကို ပြန်လည်ပြောကြားပေးခြင်းဖြင့်၊ ထိုအရာတို့သည် အသက်ကယ်တင်ကာ မျှော်လင့်ခြင်း၏အသက်ရှူကို ပြန်လည်ပေးစွမ်း하였다။

Word by Word

• iti: thus; end-quote marker
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः: śrīśiva-mahāpurāṇa (तत्पुरुषः; ‘श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम्’)

• tṛtīyāyām: in the third
• tṛtīyāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal adjective used substantively (संहितायाम् इति)

• śata-rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Śatarudra-saṃhitā
• śata-rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular; समासः: śatarudrasaṃhitā (तत्पुरुषः; ‘शतरुद्र-नाम्नी संहिता’)

• hanumat-avatāra-caritra-varṇanam: the narration of the story of Hanumān’s incarnation
• hanumat-avatāra-caritra-varṇanam: Visheshya (विशेष्य/subject-title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक) + avatāra (प्रातिपदिक) + caritra (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; समासः: hanumad-avatāra-caritra-varṇana (तत्पुरुषः; ‘हनुमदवतारस्य चरित्रस्य वर्णनम्’)

• nāma: named; called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/title marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) used as title-marker (नाम-शब्दः अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः)

• viṃśaḥ: twentieth
• viṃśaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ordinal/number adjective qualifying adhyāyaḥ

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the end of the chapter on Hanumān’s avatāra-caritra within Śatarudrasaṃhitā; no specific sthala narrative.

Significance: Textual tīrtha: śravaṇa/paṭhana of the Purāṇa chapter is treated as merit-giving in Purāṇic culture.

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama
• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It highlights śravaṇa—hearing the Lord’s deeds—as a direct medicine for grief: remembrance of divine dharma revives prāṇa (inner strength) and steadies the mind, a key bhakti method honored in Shaiva teaching as well.

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

Just as devotees approach Saguna Shiva through form, names, and sacred narratives, Sītā is uplifted through concrete remembrance of the Lord’s līlā; the principle is that accessible, name-and-form devotion dissolves sorrow and supports steadfastness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily śravaṇa and smaraṇa—listening to and reciting sacred deeds (itihāsa/purāṇa), and mentally repeating a mantra such as the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize prāṇa and remove inner distress.