Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 200

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

ध्याये न किंचिद्गोविंदनमस्ये ह न किंचन । किंतु नास्तिकजंतूनां प्रवृत्त्यर्थमिदं मया ॥ २०० ॥

Transliteration

dhyāye na kiṃcidgoviṃdanamasye ha na kiṃcana | kiṃtu nāstikajaṃtūnāṃ pravṛttyarthamidaṃ mayā || 200 ||

Translation

Here I meditate on nothing, nor do I bow to Govinda for any personal gain. Rather, I have done this only to awaken right engagement in those beings who are atheistic.

Word by Word

• ध्याये: I meditate
• ध्याये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negative particle)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययप्राय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; अनिश्चित/अल्पार्थक (indefinite)

• गोविन्द: O Govinda
• गोविन्द: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• नमस्ये: I bow (to you)
• नमस्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (धातु: नम्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negative particle)

• किंचन: anything at all
• किंचन: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचन (सर्वनाम/अव्ययप्राय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; अनिश्चित (indefinite)

• किंतु: but
• किंतु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंतु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक (conjunction: but/however)

• नास्तिकजन्तूनाम्: of atheistic beings
• नास्तिकजन्तूनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नास्तिक + जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• प्रवृत्त्यर्थम्: for (their) engagement/prompting
• प्रवृत्त्यर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवृत्ति + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष (dative-purpose: ‘for the sake of’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अर्थम् = purpose

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in an instructional/narrative voice within the Vedanga-focused section; framed as teaching meant to turn the irreverent toward dharma)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It states that sacred teaching and praise are offered without personal motive, primarily to redirect atheistic or indifferent minds toward dharma and a God-centered life.

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

It presents bhakti as compassionate outreach: salutations to Govinda are not a transaction for rewards, but a means to awaken faith and constructive spiritual engagement (pravṛtti) in those lacking it.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the didactic purpose behind śāstric composition—using disciplined speech and instruction to shape pravṛtti—an applied principle relevant to Vedanga-based pedagogy (especially the correct intent behind teaching and recitation).