Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
अथाबभाषे विश्वेशं गौतमो मुनिपुंगवः । अयोग्यं प्रार्थयामीश ह्यर्थी दोषं न पश्यति ॥ ९५ ॥
athābabhāṣe viśveśaṃ gautamo munipuṃgavaḥ | ayogyaṃ prārthayāmīśa hyarthī doṣaṃ na paśyati || 95 ||
ثم خاطب غوتَما، سيدَ الحكماء، ربَّ الكون قائلاً: «يا ربّ، إنّي أطلب ما قد لا يليق؛ فإنّ المحتاج لا يُبصر عيبَه هو.»
Gautama
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches inner honesty: even a learned seeker can become blinded by desire, so one should approach the Lord with humility, admitting one’s limitations and faults.
Bhakti here is marked by sincerity and surrender—Gautama does not justify his request, but confesses that need can distort judgment, which is a devotional form of self-correction before God.
It reflects a dharmic principle relevant to ritual and prayer practice: the adhikāra (fitness/eligibility) of a request matters, and a petitioner should examine doṣa (fault) before undertaking vows, rites, or seeking boons.