Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 10

ब्राह्मणीमरणवर्णनम् (Account of the Brahmin Woman’s Death) — within Nandikeśvara-māhātmya

Devanagari script

नीलकण्ठो मंगलेशो मंगलायतनो महान् । महाकपीश्वरो देवः स्थापितो हि हनूमता

Transliteration

nīlakaṇṭho maṃgaleśo maṃgalāyatano mahān | mahākapīśvaro devaḥ sthāpito hi hanūmatā

Translation

Đại Chúa—Nīlakaṇṭha (cổ xanh), Maṅgaleśa (Chúa của điềm lành), nơi nương tựa mênh mông của cát tường—quả thật đã được Hanumān an vị với danh hiệu Mahākapīśvara.

Word by Word

• nīla-kaṇṭhaḥ: Blue-throated (Śiva)
• nīla-kaṇṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘nīlaḥ kaṇṭhaḥ’

• maṅgala-īśaḥ: Lord of auspiciousness
• maṅgala-īśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘maṅgalasya īśaḥ’

• maṅgala-āyatanaḥ: abode of auspiciousness
• maṅgala-āyatanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक) + āyatana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘maṅgalasya āyatanaḥ’

• mahān: great
• mahān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective for devaḥ/Śiva

• mahā-kapīśvaraḥ: the great Lord of monkeys (Hanumān-associated epithet)
• mahā-kapīśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kapīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘mahān kapīśvaraḥ’

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sthāpitaḥ: was installed/established
• sthāpitaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + sthāpita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); passive sense

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ अव्यय; ‘indeed/for’)

• hanūmatā: by Hanumān
• hanūmatā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara

Sthala Purana: On the bank of the Revā (Narmadā), Hanumān establishes Śiva as Mahākapīśvara—Nīlakaṇṭha, Maṅgaleśa, the very abode of auspiciousness—thereby sanctifying the kṣetra and making it a giver of siddhi and welfare.

Significance: Darśana/arcana of Maṅgaleśa-Mahākapīśvara is praised as maṅgala-prada (auspiciousness-bestowing) and as a kṣetra where sins are attenuated and spiritual aims are supported.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as the very source and dwelling-place of maṅgala (auspicious grace) and shows that sincere bhakti—here embodied by Hanumān—can establish a powerful, grace-bestowing form of Saguna Śiva for the upliftment of devotees.

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

The word sthāpitaḥ indicates a consecration/installation, pointing to liṅga-based Saguna worship where the transcendent (Nirguṇa) Lord is approached through an accessible sacred form that channels śiva-anugraha (divine grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests liṅga-sevā—regular abhiṣeka, offering of bilva leaves, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” performed with the same steadfast devotion exemplified by Hanumān.