Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 138

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

यमादिसाधनैंर्योगैर्न क्षणं ते पदं स्थिरम् । महायोगिहृदंभोजे परं स्वस्थं हनूमति ॥ १३८ ॥

Transliteration

yamādisādhanaiṃryogairna kṣaṇaṃ te padaṃ sthiram | mahāyogihṛdaṃbhoje paraṃ svasthaṃ hanūmati || 138 ||

Translation

Par les disciplines du yoga, à commencer par yama et les autres moyens, Ton état ne demeure pas stable ne fût-ce qu’un instant. Mais en Hanūmān—le Suprême, toujours établi—Tu reposes parfaitement, en paix, dans le lotus du cœur du grand yogin.

Word by Word

• यम-आदि-साधनैः: by disciplines like yama etc.
• यम-आदि-साधनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (यमादीनि साधनानि = disciplines like yama etc.; instrumental ‘by means of’)

• योगैः: by yogas/practices
• योगैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: Karma (कर्म/कालाधिकरणार्थे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (for a moment)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (your)

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थिरम्: steady
• स्थिरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (steady)

• महायोगि-हृद्-अम्भोजे: in the lotus-heart of the great yogi
• महायोगि-हृद्-अम्भोजे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायोगि (प्रातिपदिक) + हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (महायोगिनः हृदय-अम्भोजे = in the lotus of the great yogi’s heart)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (supreme)

• स्वस्थम्: self-abiding/at rest
• स्वस्थम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (self-abiding/at ease)

• हनूमति: in Hanuman / with respect to Hanuman
• हनूमति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative of reference)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Yama

FAQs

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

It contrasts effort-based yogic control (yama and allied disciplines) with the effortless inner steadiness gained through absorption in Hanūmān—depicting Hanūmān as a supreme, stabilizing focus in the heart of a realized yogin.

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

It implies that devotion and contemplative fixation on Hanūmān grants a naturally steady spiritual state, surpassing mere technique—Bhakti becomes the force that stabilizes the mind in the “heart-lotus.”

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily invokes yogic discipline terminology (yama-ādi sādhana). While not a direct Vedāṅga lesson like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa, it uses technical sādhanā language typical of instructional sections in Book 1.3.