Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca
Māruti-kavaca
तत्र रामं रमानाथं पूजितं त्रिदशेश्वरैः । नमस्कृत्य तदादिष्टमासनं स्थितवान् पुरः ॥ ४ ॥
tatra rāmaṃ ramānāthaṃ pūjitaṃ tridaśeśvaraiḥ | namaskṛtya tadādiṣṭamāsanaṃ sthitavān puraḥ || 4 ||
Dort verneigte ich mich vor Rāma, Ramanātha — dem Herrn der Ramā (Lakṣmī) —, den die Gebieter der dreiunddreißig Götter verehrten. Nachdem ich meine Ehrerbietung dargebracht hatte, trat ich vor und nahm den mir zugewiesenen Sitz ein.
Narrator (Suta-style narrative voice within the Purana context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights devotional humility: even in a divine assembly where the devas worship, the devotee approaches Rāma (Vishnu) with namaskāra and accepts his appointed place, showing surrender and reverence.
Bhakti is shown through honoring the Lord (Rāma as Ramānātha), offering respectful salutations, and following the Lord’s instruction—devotion expressed as obedience, humility, and proper conduct in sacred presence.
It implicitly reflects ritual protocol (pujā-krama and maryādā): bowing first, then taking the assigned seat—an applied, procedural discipline aligned with correct observance in sacred gatherings.