Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 198

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

स भवान्देवदेवेशः कस्मै विरचितांजलिः । नमस्कारादिपुण्यानां फलदस्त्वं महेश्वरर ॥ १९८ ॥

Transliteration

sa bhavāndevadeveśaḥ kasmai viracitāṃjaliḥ | namaskārādipuṇyānāṃ phaladastvaṃ maheśvarara || 198 ||

Translation

O Herr der Götter, wem hast du die gefalteten Hände dargebracht? O Maheśvara, du bist der Spender der Früchte der Verdienste, wie Verneigung und andere fromme Taten.

Word by Word

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

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थक ‘you’

• देव-देवेशः: Lord of the gods
• देव-देवेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘देवानां देवेशः’ (Lord of gods)

• कस्मै: to whom
• कस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• विरचित-अञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• विरचित-अञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरचित (वि-रच् धातु, क्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘अञ्जलिः विरचितः यस्य’ (whose hands are joined)

• नमस्कार-आदि-पुण्यानाम्: of merits such as salutations
• नमस्कार-आदि-पुण्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; ‘नमस्कारादीनि पुण्यानि तेषाम्’ (of merits like salutation etc.)

• फलदः: giver of fruits (results)
• फलदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फलद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘फलम् ददाति’ इति (giver of results)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; (पाठे ‘महेश्वरर’ इति लेखदोषः)

Speaker

Narada (addressing Maheshvara/Shiva in reverential inquiry)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Maheshvara (Shiva)
• Devadevesha (Supreme Lord)

FAQs

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

It highlights the paradox of the Supreme being offering añjali, and affirms that the Lord (Maheśvara) dispenses the karmic and spiritual fruits of simple devotional merits like namaskāra.

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

By elevating namaskāra and añjali as potent bhakti-practices, the verse teaches that sincere reverence—expressed even through simple gestures—yields divine grace and tangible spiritual results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-practice discipline is implied: correct performance of devotional upacāras such as añjali and namaskāra, and the doctrine that actions (karma) bear fruits (phala) under divine governance.