Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

पुरो हि मुनिकन्याभिराहूतो भोजनाय च । दिनेदिने तत्प्रदत्तं लोष्टमंबु च गोमयम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

puro hi munikanyābhirāhūto bhojanāya ca | dinedine tatpradattaṃ loṣṭamaṃbu ca gomayam || 60 ||

Translation

അവൻ മുനികന്യകളാൽ മുൻകൂട്ടി തന്നെ ഭോജനത്തിനായി ക്ഷണിക്കപ്പെടുമായിരുന്നു; അവർ ദിനംപ്രതി അവനു അതേ തന്നേ നൽകി—മണ്ണുകട്ടകൾ, ജലം, ഗോമയം.

Word by Word

• पुरः: in front, beforehand
• पुरः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• मुनिकन्याभिः: by the sage’s daughters
• मुनिकन्याभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनिकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (pl.); समास: मुनि+कन्या (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘muni’s daughters’)

• आहूतः: having been invited/called
• आहूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आह्वा (धातु) → आहूत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन (sg.)

• भोजनाय: for eating, for a meal
• भोजनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दिने: on a day
• दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Loc./अधिकरण), एकवचन (sg.)

• दिने: (day)
• दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Loc.), एकवचन (sg.); पुनरुक्ति (reduplication) = ‘day by day’

• तत्-प्रदत्तम्: given by them
• तत्-प्रदत्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदत्त (दा धातु, कृदन्त)
• Form: समास: तत्+प्रदत्त (तत्पुरुष: ‘given by them/that’); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (sg.)

• लोष्टम्: a clod (of earth)
• लोष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc./कर्म), एकवचन (sg.)

• अम्बु: water
• अम्बु: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc.), एकवचन (sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• गोमयम्: cow-dung
• गोमयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc.), एकवचन (sg.); समास: गो+मय (तत्पुरुष: ‘cow-dung’)

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• munikanyā (daughters of sages)

FAQs

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

It highlights radical simplicity and endurance as marks of tapas—accepting even meagre, impure-seeming offerings without complaint, thereby weakening pride and attachment to taste, comfort, and social honor.

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

By showing that inner steadiness matters more than external luxury: a devotee (or seeker) sustains practice with humility and contentment, keeping the mind fit for japa, remembrance, and disciplined study rather than chasing pleasure in food.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It indirectly reflects ritual-discipline and purity norms discussed in Vedanga-related contexts (especially Kalpa and Dharmic conduct): the verse contrasts ideal nourishment with austere substitutes to emphasize restraint and rule-bound living over indulgence.