Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 138

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

यमादिसाधनैंर्योगैर्न क्षणं ते पदं स्थिरम् । महायोगिहृदंभोजे परं स्वस्थं हनूमति ॥ १३८ ॥

Transliteration

yamādisādhanaiṃryogairna kṣaṇaṃ te padaṃ sthiram | mahāyogihṛdaṃbhoje paraṃ svasthaṃ hanūmati || 138 ||

Translation

Pelas disciplinas do yoga, começando por yama e outros meios, Teu estado não permanece firme nem por um instante. Contudo, em Hanūmān—o supremo, sempre estabelecido—Tu habitas em perfeito repouso no lótus do coração do grande yogin.

Word by Word

• यम-आदि-साधनैः: by disciplines like yama etc.
• यम-आदि-साधनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (यमादीनि साधनानि = disciplines like yama etc.; instrumental ‘by means of’)

• योगैः: by yogas/practices
• योगैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: Karma (कर्म/कालाधिकरणार्थे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (for a moment)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (your)

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थिरम्: steady
• स्थिरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (steady)

• महायोगि-हृद्-अम्भोजे: in the lotus-heart of the great yogi
• महायोगि-हृद्-अम्भोजे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायोगि (प्रातिपदिक) + हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (महायोगिनः हृदय-अम्भोजे = in the lotus of the great yogi’s heart)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (supreme)

• स्वस्थम्: self-abiding/at rest
• स्वस्थम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (self-abiding/at ease)

• हनूमति: in Hanuman / with respect to Hanuman
• हनूमति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative of reference)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Yama

FAQs

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

It contrasts effort-based yogic control (yama and allied disciplines) with the effortless inner steadiness gained through absorption in Hanūmān—depicting Hanūmān as a supreme, stabilizing focus in the heart of a realized yogin.

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

It implies that devotion and contemplative fixation on Hanūmān grants a naturally steady spiritual state, surpassing mere technique—Bhakti becomes the force that stabilizes the mind in the “heart-lotus.”

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily invokes yogic discipline terminology (yama-ādi sādhana). While not a direct Vedāṅga lesson like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa, it uses technical sādhanā language typical of instructional sections in Book 1.3.