Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा तत्करालंबी ह्येकांतमगमद्विभुः । आदिश्य नंदिनं देवो द्वाराध्यक्षं यथोक्तवत् ॥ ९९ ॥

Transliteration

ityuktvā tatkarālaṃbī hyekāṃtamagamadvibhuḥ | ādiśya naṃdinaṃ devo dvārādhyakṣaṃ yathoktavat || 99 ||

Translation

Nachdem der allmächtige Herr so gesprochen hatte, nahm er ihn bei der Hand und begab sich an einen abgeschiedenen Ort, nachdem er Nandin, den Torwächter, genau nach dem Gesagten angewiesen hatte.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, quotative particle

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), from √वच् ‘having said’

• tat-kara-ālambī: holding his hand
• tat-kara-ālambī: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक) + ālambin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: तत् + कर (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘his hand’) + आलम्बिन् ‘holding/leaning on’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle

• ekāntam: to a secluded place
• ekāntam: Karma (कर्म; goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘a secluded place’

• agamat: went
• agamat: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; from √गम् ‘went’

• vibhuḥ: the mighty one
• vibhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ādiśya: having instructed
• ādiśya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-diś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), from √दिश् with उपसर्ग आ- ‘having instructed/commanded’

• nandinam: Nandin
• nandinam: Karma (कर्म/object of instructing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject; apposition to vibhuḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dvāra-adhyakṣam: the gatekeeper
• dvāra-adhyakṣam: Karma (कर्म; object in apposition to Nandin)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक) + adhyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: द्वार + अध्यक्ष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘gate-keeper/superintendent of the door’)

• yathā-ukta-vat: as instructed/according to what was said
• yathā-ukta-vat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + vat (प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; adverbial ‘as said/according to what was said’

Speaker

Narrator (Suta/Narada Purana narrative voice; dialogue-context indicates a Lord addressing his attendant and proceeding privately)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the Lord)
• Nandin

FAQs

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

It highlights disciplined sacred conduct: the Lord arranges privacy for a confidential instruction while maintaining proper guardianship and order, reflecting dharmic protocol in spiritual transmission.

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

Bhakti here is shown as reverent closeness and guided access—devotion is not merely emotion but also respectful procedure (seva, maryādā), where the devotee is led by the Lord and the sanctity of counsel is protected.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a direct Vedanga teaching, it reflects practical application of śiṣṭācāra (proper conduct) and ritual/temple protocol—how access, instruction, and guarded spaces are managed in a dharmic setting.