Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 161

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

भुक्त्वा तु कथयिष्यामि निर्विशंकं विभुंक्ष्व तत् । अथासौ जलसंस्कारं कृतवान् गौतमो मुनिः ॥ १६१ ॥

Transliteration

bhuktvā tu kathayiṣyāmi nirviśaṃkaṃ vibhuṃkṣva tat | athāsau jalasaṃskāraṃ kṛtavān gautamo muniḥ || 161 ||

Translation

「食べ終えてから説明しよう。疑いなくそれを食せ。」そう言って、聖仙ガウタマは水の浄化・加持の儀（jalasaṁskāra）を執り行った。

Word by Word

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• भुक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया—“having eaten”

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• कथयिष्यामि: I will narrate
• कथयिष्यामि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिच्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निर्विशङ्कम्: without hesitation
• निर्विशङ्कम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विशङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—“without doubt/fear”

• विभुङ्क्ष्व: eat (you)
• विभुङ्क्ष्व: Prayojaka (प्रयोजक/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (sequencer: then/now)

• असौ: he
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/असौ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जलसंस्कारम्: water-rite/purification of water
• जलसंस्कारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जलस्य संस्कारः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृतवान्: did, performed
• कृतवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्तवत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृत् (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग—“having done/did”

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purana narrator continuing the account of Gautama)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Gautama

FAQs

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

It emphasizes śauca (purity) and ritual readiness: instruction is given after proper conduct (eating without doubt), followed by jalasaṃskāra, showing that sacred knowledge and rites proceed with disciplined, purified action.

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

Indirectly, it models bhakti as reverent obedience and trust (nirviśaṅka—without doubt) in sacred instruction, paired with ritual purity—an attitude that supports devotion even in technical or ceremonial contexts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Smārta/ritual procedure is highlighted through the term jalasaṃskāra—consecrating/purifying water for subsequent rites—reflecting applied kalpa-style ritual discipline within the Vedāṅga-oriented section.