Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
श्रृणुष्व गदतो मत्तः कुमारस्य कुमारक । चरितं सर्वपापघ्नं श्रृण्वतां पठतां सदा ॥ ३ ॥
śrṛṇuṣva gadato mattaḥ kumārasya kumāraka | caritaṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ śrṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāṃ sadā || 3 ||
Wahai Kumāra yang muda, dengarlah aku bertutur: akan kuceritakan riwayat Sang Kumāra—riwayat yang menghapus segala dosa bagi mereka yang sentiasa mendengarnya dan membacanya.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of a sacred carita as direct purificatory disciplines, declaring that sustained engagement with the narrative destroys accumulated pāpa and generates spiritual merit.
By emphasizing continual listening and recitation, it highlights core bhakti practices—attentive hearing of sacred narration and faithful repetition—through which the mind is steadied, devotion deepens, and inner impurities are removed.
The verse points to disciplined pāṭha (correct recitation/reading), aligning with Vedāṅga concerns such as śikṣā (phonetics) and vyākaraṇa (proper word-forms), since consistent, accurate recitation is treated as spiritually efficacious.