Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
इत्युक्त्वैकांतमगमद्वासुदेवेन शंकरः । मृदुशय्यां समारुह्य शयितौ देवतोत्तमौ ॥ १०१ ॥
ityuktvaikāṃtamagamadvāsudevena śaṃkaraḥ | mṛduśayyāṃ samāruhya śayitau devatottamau || 101 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞിട്ട് ശങ്കരൻ വാസുദേവനോടൊപ്പം ഏകാന്തസ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് പോയി. മൃദുവായ ശയ്യയിൽ കയറി ആ രണ്ടു പരമദേവന്മാർ വിശ്രമത്തിനായി ശയിച്ചു.
Suta (narrator) recounting the episode within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
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.
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.
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.