Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 121

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

एकः स हनुमान् गाता श्रोतारः सर्व एव ते । मध्याह्नकाले वितते गायमाने हनूमति । स्वस्ववाह नमारुह्य निर्गताः सर्वदेवताः ॥ १२१ ॥

Transliteration

ekaḥ sa hanumān gātā śrotāraḥ sarva eva te | madhyāhnakāle vitate gāyamāne hanūmati | svasvavāha namāruhya nirgatāḥ sarvadevatāḥ || 121 ||

Translation

ဟနုမာန်တစ်ဦးတည်းသာ သီဆိုသူဖြစ်၍၊ အားလုံးသည် နားထောင်သူများဖြစ်ကြသည်။ နေ့လယ်အချိန်တွင် ဟနုမာန်က ရှည်လျားစွာ သီဆိုလာသော်၊ ဘုရားတို့အားလုံးသည် ကိုယ်ပိုင်တိမ်ယာဉ်များကို စီးနင်းကာ ထွက်ခွာကြ하였다။

Word by Word

• एकः: one (alone)
• एकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (masc., nom. sg.)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (masc., nom. sg.)

• हनुमान्: Hanumān
• हनुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc., nom. sg.)

• गाता: singer
• गाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘singer’ (masc., nom. sg.)

• श्रोतारः: listeners
• श्रोतारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘listeners’ (masc., nom. pl.)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masc., nom. pl.)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (masc., nom. pl.)

• मध्याह्नकाले: at midday time
• मध्याह्नकाले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न-काल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मध्याह्नस्य कालः) (masc., loc. sg.)

• वितते: when it was spread/extended
• वितते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + तन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘when spread/extended’ (neut., loc. sg.)

• गायमाने: while singing/being sung
• गायमाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present middle participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘while being sung’ (neut., loc. sg.)

• हनूमति: in/with Hanumān (as singer)
• हनूमति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (masc., loc. sg.)

• स्वस्ववाहान्: their respective vehicles
• स्वस्ववाहान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-स्व-वाह (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/पुनरुक्त-समास (स्वः स्वः वाहः) ‘each one’s own vehicle’ (masc., acc. pl.)

• आruhya: having mounted
• आruhya: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having mounted’

• निर्गताः: departed
• निर्गताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘gone out/departed’ (masc., nom. pl.)

• सर्वदेवताः: all the deities
• सर्वदेवताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-देवता (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वाः देवताः) (fem., nom. pl.)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Sarva-devata (all gods)

FAQs

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

It highlights the power of devotional singing: Hanumān’s kīrtana becomes so spiritually potent that even the gods are moved to assemble and respond, showing that sincere bhakti attracts divine attention.

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

Bhakti is shown as active remembrance through song—one devoted chanter (Hanumān) and many attentive listeners. The verse models kīrtana as a direct, compelling form of devotion that gathers and elevates both singers and hearers.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The mention of madhyāhna-kāla points to disciplined timing in sacred practice—aligning recitation/chanting with prescribed ritual times (kāla-niyama), a key practical principle used across Vedic ritual tradition.