Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 184

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

जयाविजययोर्हस्तं गृहीत्वायान्मुनेर्गृहम् । देवपादौ ततो नत्वा विनम्रवदनाभवत् ॥ १८४ ॥

Transliteration

jayāvijayayorhastaṃ gṛhītvāyānmunergṛham | devapādau tato natvā vinamravadanābhavat || 184 ||

Translation

Er nahm Jaya und Vijaya bei der Hand und ging zum Haus des Weisen. Dann verneigte er sich vor den Füßen des Herrn und wurde von demütigem Antlitz, erfüllt von Ehrfurcht.

Word by Word

• जया-विजययोः: of Jaya and Vijaya
• जया-विजययोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक) + विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व समास (copulative): जया च विजयश्च; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; Genitive dual

• हस्तम्: hand
• हस्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• गृहीत्वा: having taken/holding
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having taken/holding’

• आयात्: went, came
• आयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• गृहम्: to the house
• गृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (goal)

• देव-पादौ: the god’s feet
• देव-पादौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास: ‘देवस्य पादौ’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; Accusative dual

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/क्रम-अव्यय (then)

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having bowed’

• विनम्र-वदना: with a humble face
• विनम्र-वदना: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि समास: ‘विनम्रं वदनं यस्याः/यस्य’ (one whose face is humble); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective

• अभवत्: became, was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purana narration within the Narada Purana tradition; dialogue context typically framed around Narada and the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Jaya
• Vijaya
• Deva (the Lord)

FAQs

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

It highlights humility as a core spiritual posture: approaching sacred spaces and persons with reverence, and grounding oneself through bowing to the Lord’s feet.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is shown as embodied devotion—service, respectful approach, and pranama (bowing). The devotee’s inner state is expressed outwardly as a humble countenance and surrender at the Lord’s feet.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects disciplined sacred etiquette (sadachara) that supports Vedic learning—proper approach to a muni’s abode and the prescribed act of namaskara/pranama as part of devotional and ritual culture.