Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । अथापरं वायुसूनोश्चरितं पापनाशनम् । यदुक्तं स्वासु रामेण आनन्दवनवासिना ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | athāparaṃ vāyusūnoścaritaṃ pāpanāśanam | yaduktaṃ svāsu rāmeṇa ānandavanavāsinā || 1 ||

Translation

Sanatkumāra dit : À présent je vais rapporter un autre récit — la vie du fils de Vāyu, qui anéantit les péchés — telle que Rāma, demeurant dans l’Ānandavana (forêt de béatitude), l’a dite parmi les siens.

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता (speaker)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then; now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• अपरम्: another; further
• अपरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म-विशेषण

• वायुसूनोः: of the son of Vāyu
• वायुसूनोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• चरितम्: deed; life-story
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from चर्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• पापनाशनम्: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; चरितम्-विशेषण

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• उक्तम्: said; spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (कर्म/said thing)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; यत्/चरितम्-विशेषण

• स्वासु: among his own (wives)
• स्वासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; अधिकरण (in one’s own [wives])

• रामेण: by Rāma
• रामेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्ता-निर्देश (agent in passive)

• आनन्दवनवासिना: by the dweller of Ānandavana
• आनन्दवनवासिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्दवन + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; रामेण-विशेषण

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Vayu
• Hanuman
• Rama
• Anandavana

FAQs

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

It introduces a pāpa-nāśana (sin-destroying) sacred narrative—Hanumān’s deeds—framed as authoritative because it is connected to Rāma’s own telling, making the upcoming account a devotional purifier (kathā-śravaṇa-phala).

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

By foregrounding Hanumān (Vāyu’s son) and Rāma together, the verse signals bhakti through śravaṇa (hearing) of the Lord’s līlā and the exemplary devotion of His servant—an accessible devotional practice emphasized across Purāṇic teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This verse functions as a narrative preface rather than a technical Vedāṅga instruction; the practical takeaway is the Purāṇic method of transmission—authoritative speech (uktam) and lineage of narration—used to validate teachings and ritual/ethical outcomes.