Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

मद्भक्तैः साहसं कर्म कृतं ज्ञात्वा वरप्रदम् । गत्वा पश्यामि हे विष्णो सर्वं तत्कृतसाहसम् ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

madbhaktaiḥ sāhasaṃ karma kṛtaṃ jñātvā varapradam | gatvā paśyāmi he viṣṇo sarvaṃ tatkṛtasāhasam || 77 ||

Translation

«Sachant que Mes dévots ont accompli une action hardie, dispensatrice de grâces, ô Viṣṇu, j’irai contempler entièrement cet acte d’audace qu’ils ont accompli.»

Word by Word

• मद्भक्तैः: by my devotees
• मद्भक्तैः: Kartr-karana (कर्ता-करण; कृतं इत्यस्य कर्तृसम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• साहसम्: rash/bold
• साहसम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साहस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); विशेषण (of कर्म)

• कर्म: deed/action
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म; कृतम् इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया; कर्मनिर्देश)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having known/realized’

• वरप्रदम्: granting boons
• वरप्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); विशेषण (of कर्म)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having gone’

• पश्यामि: I see / I will look
• पश्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्/दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 1st person, Singular)

• हे: O
• हे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हे (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधनसूचक (vocative particle)

• विष्णो: Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म; पश्यामि इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• तत्कृतसाहसम्: that rash act which was done
• तत्कृतसाहसम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + कृत + साहस (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); विशेषण (of सर्वम्)

Speaker

Vishnu (addressed as 'O Vishnu' within the verse; the speaking voice refers to 'My devotees')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights that sincere devotees can perform extraordinary, faith-driven acts that become 'varapradam'—occasions for divine favor—and that the Lord personally takes notice of such devotion.

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

Bhakti is shown as active and courageous: devotees act with wholehearted reliance on Viṣṇu, and the Lord responds by personally attending to and validating their devotional undertaking.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; the emphasis is theological—on bhakti’s potency and the Lord’s boon-bestowing grace.