Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 104

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

अथ विष्णुर्महेशश्च जलपानानि शीघ्रतः । चक्रतुः शंकरऋ पद्मकिंजल्कांजलिना हरेः ॥ १०४ ॥

Transliteration

atha viṣṇurmaheśaśca jalapānāni śīghrataḥ | cakratuḥ śaṃkaraṛ padmakiṃjalkāṃjalinā hareḥ || 104 ||

Translation

मग विष्णू आणि महेश यांनी त्वरेने जलपान केले. आणि शंकराने हरिच्या सान्निध्यात कमळकिंजल्कांनी भरलेल्या अंजलीने पाणी प्याले.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing adverb)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महेशः: Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जल-पानानि: water-drinkings / sips of water
• जल-पानानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (‘drinking of water’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• शीघ्रतः: quickly
• शीघ्रतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverbial ablative: ‘quickly’)

• चक्रतुः: the two did / performed
• चक्रतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता; apposition/clarifying agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पद्म-किञ्जल्क-अञ्जलिना: with an añjali of lotus-filaments
• पद्म-किञ्जल्क-अञ्जलिना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + किञ्जल्क (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘handful/añjali of lotus-filaments/pollen’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Mahesha
• Shankara
• Hari

FAQs

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

It highlights ritual purity and reverence: even exalted deities observe a formal act of purification (jalapāna/ācamana), showing that sacred order (dharma) is upheld through disciplined conduct.

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

By placing the act “in relation to Hari,” the verse frames ritual purity as an offering-like preparation—devotion is expressed not only in emotion but also through respectful, sanctifying actions performed for the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice connected to Kalpa (Vedāṅga): the verse alludes to ācamana/jalapāna as a standard purification step before sacred activity, emphasizing correct procedure and readiness for worship.