Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 156

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

वानरं पश्यति हरौ मण्डकं विष्णुभाजने । चक्षेप मुनिसंषेषु पश्यत्स्वपि महेश्वरः ॥ १५६ ॥

Transliteration

vānaraṃ paśyati harau maṇḍakaṃ viṣṇubhājane | cakṣepa munisaṃṣeṣu paśyatsvapi maheśvaraḥ || 156 ||

Translation

ဟရီ ကြည့်နေစဉ်တွင် မျောက်တစ်ကောင်က ဗိဿဏုဘုဇန (ဗိဿဏုကို ပူဇော်ရာအိုး) ထဲသို့ ဖားတစ်ကောင်ကို ပစ်ချလိုက်သည်။ စုဝေးနေသော မုနိများ ကြည့်နေသော်လည်း မဟေရှ္ဝရက ထိုသို့ ပြုခဲ့သည်။

Word by Word

• वानरम्: the monkey
• वानरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• हरौ: in/at Hari (Vishnu)
• हरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मण्डकम्: a sweet cake (maṇḍaka)
• मण्डकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• विष्णुभाजने: in Vishnu’s vessel
• विष्णुभाजने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-भाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः भाजनम्)

• चक्षेप: threw, cast
• चक्षेप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/लुङ्-सम्भाव्य पाठभेदे; अत्र सामान्यतः लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• मुनिसंषेषु: among the sages’ remnants
• मुनिसंषेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-संषेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनेः संषेषाः = शेषाः/अवशिष्टाः)

• पश्यत्सु: while (they were) watching
• पश्यत्सु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle) ‘पश्यत्’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• महेश्वरः: Maheshvara (Shiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the dialogue to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: hasya

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Maheshvara
• Shiva
• Sages
• Monkey
• Frog

FAQs

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

It highlights how sacred worship implements (especially those dedicated to Viṣṇu) must be protected from impurity and irreverence, because even a small act of contamination becomes a visible sign of ritual lapse and potential aparādha.

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

Bhakti is expressed not only through emotion but through careful service (sevā) and respect for Viṣṇu’s worship—guarding the offering-vessel and maintaining śauca (purity) are portrayed as concrete forms of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline connected with Kalpa (procedural conduct) and śauca is implied: worship articles must remain uncontaminated, and the community (muni-assembly) serves as a witness ensuring correct observance.