Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । स भुक्त्वेहाखिलान्कामानन्ते मोक्षं लभेत्परम्

Transliteration

ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | sa bhuktvehākhilānkāmānante mokṣaṃ labhetparam

Translation

جو اسے عقیدت سے سنے، یا یکسو ہو کر دوسروں کو سنوائے—وہ یہاں تمام خواہشات کے پھل بھوگ کر کے آخر میں اعلیٰ ترین موکش حاصل کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• idam: this (text/teaching)
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• śṛṇuyāt: should listen
• śṛṇuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrāvayet: should cause to hear / recite to others
• śrāvayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) [causative: श्रावयति]
• Form: Causative (णिजन्त), Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय)

• samāhitaḥ: composed, attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed
• bhuktvā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhuj (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त-अव्यय), expresses prior action (पूर्वक्रिया)

• iha: here (in this world)
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• akhilān: all, entire
• akhilān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• mokṣam: liberation
• mokṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• labhet: would attain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with mokṣam

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares the fruit (phala) of devoted listening or facilitating recitation: fulfillment of righteous aims in life and, ultimately, supreme moksha through Shiva’s grace.

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

Śravaṇa and kīrtana of Shiva’s glory are forms of Saguna-upāsanā; by hearing the Purana with devotion, the mind becomes samāhita (steady), supporting Linga-bhakti that culminates in liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of Shiva Purana with bhakti and mental composure; it can be paired with simple Shiva upāsanā such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and attentive listening during vrata or Mahāśivarātri observances.