Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठभ्रात्रा वालिना हि स्वस्त्रीभोक्त्रा तिरस्कृतः । ऋष्यमृकगिरौ तेन न्यवसत्स हनूमता

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhabhrātrā vālinā hi svastrībhoktrā tiraskṛtaḥ | ṛṣyamṛkagirau tena nyavasatsa hanūmatā

Translation

确实，他被长兄婆利（Vāli）所轻蔑，因为婆利夺取了他的妻子。于是他与哈奴曼一同居住在梨师耶穆迦山（Ṛṣyamūka）。

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठ-भ्रात्रा: by the elder brother
• ज्येष्ठ-भ्रात्रा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ + भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—ज्येष्ठः भ्राता (कर्मधारय)

• वालिना: by Vālin
• वालिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• स्व-स्त्री-भोक्त्रा: by the enjoyer of his own wife
• स्व-स्त्री-भोक्त्रा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + स्त्री + भोक्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य स्त्रियाः भोक्ता)

• तिरस्कृतः: insulted; rejected
• तिरस्कृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिरस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• ऋष्यमृक-गिरौ: on Mount Ṛṣyamūka
• ऋष्यमृक-गिरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्यमृक + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ऋष्यमृक-नामकः गिरिः)

• तेन: by him; by that (reason)
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न्यवसत्: dwelt; stayed
• न्यवसत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हनूमता: with Hanumān
• हनूमता: Saha (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse is narrative (Rāmāyaṇa episode) and does not invoke a specific Jyotirliṅga; it frames the bound condition (paśu) through exile and humiliation, a common Purāṇic setup before divine intervention.

Significance: Remembering dharma violated (taking the brother’s wife) and the consequent suffering is used as a moral-purificatory lens; in Śaiva reading, it illustrates bondage by mala/karma and the need for grace-mediated restoration.

Characters & Entities

• Vāli
• Sugrīva
• Hanūmān
• Ṛṣyamūka mountain

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how humiliation and injustice can become a turning point that drives one toward refuge, right alliance, and restoration of dharma—an attitude aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta, where the soul (paśu) learns to seek the Lord’s grace beyond ego and rivalry.

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

Though the verse is narrative, its inner teaching supports Saguna devotion: in times of displacement and loss, the devotee takes shelter in the Lord’s compassionate presence (Shiva as Pati), cultivating surrender and steadiness—qualities central to Linga-worship and daily remembrance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to adopt steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during hardship, along with simple Shaiva observances like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining a refuge-mindset (śaraṇāgati) rather than reacting with resentment.