Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

गंतुं नृपतिनानुक्तोऽप्यगमं चित्रकूटकम् । तत्र नित्यं वन्यफलैर्मांसैश्चावर्तितक्रियः ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

gaṃtuṃ nṛpatinānukto'pyagamaṃ citrakūṭakam | tatra nityaṃ vanyaphalairmāṃsaiścāvartitakriyaḥ || 18 ||

Translation

രാജാവ് പോകാൻ കല്പിച്ചില്ലെങ്കിലും ഞാൻ ചിത്രകൂടത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി. അവിടെ ദിനംപ്രതി വനഫലങ്ങളും മാംസവും ആശ്രയിച്ച് ജീവിച്ച്, എന്റെ നിത്യകർമ്മങ്ങൾ തടസ്സമില്ലാതെ നിർവഹിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + तुमुन्
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; 'to go'

• नृपतिना: by the king
• नृपतिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; compound: नृ+पति (men+lord)

• अनुक्तः: not instructed
• अनुक्तः: Karta-bhava/Predicate (कर्तृभाव/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्+वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'not told/unsummoned'

• अपि: even though
• अपि: Sambandha/Avadharana (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; concessive particle

• अगमम्: I went
• अगमम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperfect: 'I went'

• चित्रकूटकम्: to Citrakūṭa
• चित्रकूटकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रकूटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; place-name compound: चित्र+कूटक

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/क्रियाविशेषण; adverbial accusative

• वन्यफलैः: with wild fruits
• वन्यफलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्य+फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; 'wild fruits'

• मांसैः: with meat
• मांसैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आवर्तितक्रियः: one whose practices were duly carried on
• आवर्तितक्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ+वृत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) + क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'whose rites/actions were maintained/continued'

Speaker

Narada (narrating in first person within the dialogue frame to Sanatkumara and the Sanaka brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Chitrakuta
• King (Nripati)

FAQs

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

It highlights steadfastness in nitya-kriyā (daily religious duties): even while traveling and living on simple forest fare, one should keep one’s prescribed practices unbroken.

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

By showing disciplined continuity—going to a sacred place and maintaining daily observances—which supports steady remembrance and reverence that mature into bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on regulated nitya-karma (daily rites) and their proper continuity—an applied, practical aspect of Vedic ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented practice), even outside settled life.