Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वैकांतमगमद्वासुदेवेन शंकरः । मृदुशय्यां समारुह्य शयितौ देवतोत्तमौ ॥ १०१ ॥

Transliteration

ityuktvaikāṃtamagamadvāsudevena śaṃkaraḥ | mṛduśayyāṃ samāruhya śayitau devatottamau || 101 ||

Translation

そう言い終えると、シャンカラはヴァースデーヴァとともに人里離れた所へ赴いた。柔らかな寝台に上り、至上の二神は横たわって休息した。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya-anuvṛtti (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• एकान्तम्: a secluded place
• एकान्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (usage varies); द्वितीया, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे कर्म (goal as object)

• अगमत्: went
• अगमत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वासुदेवेन: with Vāsudeva / by Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवेन: Sahakari (सहकारी/Instrument or accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मृदु-शय्याम्: a soft bed
• मृदु-शय्याम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘mounted’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक) + शय्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (‘soft bed’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समारुह्य: having mounted
• समारुह्य: Kriya-anuvṛtti (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• शयितौ: lay down / reclined (the two)
• शयितौ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate of two persons)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• देवत-उत्तमौ: the two best of the gods
• देवत-उत्तमौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवत (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘best among gods’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrator) recounting the episode within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes concord between Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu) and Śaṅkara (Śiva), presenting the foremost deities as acting in calm unity—an instructive model for devotees to avoid sectarian conflict and cultivate reverence.

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

By depicting Vāsudeva in peaceful association with Śaṅkara, the verse supports a bhakti attitude of humility and non-hostility—honoring great devotees and divine forms while keeping one’s devotion steady.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; it functions as narrative continuity, setting the scene for the surrounding technical or instructional material in Book 1.3.