Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 197
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
हूयतं सर्वयज्ञेषु स भवान्किम् जपिष्यति । रचितांजलयः सर्वे त्वामेवैकमुपासिते ॥ १९७ ॥
hūyataṃ sarvayajñeṣu sa bhavānkim japiṣyati | racitāṃjalayaḥ sarve tvāmevaikamupāsite || 197 ||
Apabila persembahan dicurahkan dalam semua yajña, mantra apakah lagi yang akan engkau japa? Kami semua, dengan tangan dirapatkan penuh hormat, berupāsanā kepada engkau sahaja sebagai Yang Esa.
Sanatkumara (addressing Nārada in a dialogic teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It elevates inner devotion over mere ritual performance: even amid sacrificial acts, the essential spiritual act is single-pointed worship of the One worthy of adoration.
By depicting worship with joined palms and exclusive upāsanā (“you alone”), it presents bhakti as focused surrender—making the divine the sole object of remembrance and reverence.
It implicitly points to correct ritual recitation and application of mantra-japa within yajña practice—linking outward offerings (homa) with inward repetition (japa) as complementary disciplines.