Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
जलक्रीडैवमभवदथ चर्षिगणांतरे । जलक्रीडासंभ्रमेण विस्रस्तजटबंधनाः ॥ ११० ॥
jalakrīḍaivamabhavadatha carṣigaṇāṃtare | jalakrīḍāsaṃbhrameṇa visrastajaṭabaṃdhanāḥ || 110 ||
Thus, amid the assembly of the ṛṣis, a sport in the water arose; and in the excitement of that watery play, the knots binding their jaṭās—matted locks—came undone.
Narrator (Suta-style puranic narration; dialogue context traditionally linked with Narada’s transmission)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It portrays how even austere sages, within a sacred setting, can be swept into lively activity—highlighting the Purana’s realistic depiction of human (and ascetic) nature and the need for steadiness (saṃyama) amid distraction.
Indirectly, it contrasts momentary excitement with inner composure—implying that bhakti and remembrance of the Divine should remain steady even when the mind is stirred by play, social energy, or sensory movement.
No Vedanga rule is taught directly, but the verse uses precise Sanskrit compounds and narrative description—useful for Vyākaraṇa-style reading (compound analysis like ṛṣigaṇāntare, jalakrīḍāsaṃbhrameṇa) within the Third Pada’s technical-literary milieu.