Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
सुश्वेते हेमदंडे च नान्ययोग्ये धृते विभो । महेशानुमतिं लब्ध्वा हरिर्नागांतके स्थितः ॥ ७९ ॥
suśvete hemadaṃḍe ca nānyayogye dhṛte vibho | maheśānumatiṃ labdhvā harirnāgāṃtake sthitaḥ || 79 ||
सुश्वेते हेमदण्डे च नान्ययोग्ये धृते विभो । महेशानुमतिं लब्ध्वा हरिर्नागान्तके स्थितः ॥
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights divine order and harmony: Hari acts with Mahesha’s assent, showing that sacred acts and divine missions proceed with proper sanction and cosmic alignment.
By portraying Hari as uniquely worthy (the staff “fit for none other”) and as reverently honoring Mahesha’s consent, the verse models humility and reverence—key devotional attitudes in Vaiṣṇava practice.
Indirectly, it reflects itihāsa-purāṇa style transmission used alongside Vedāṅga disciplines: precise naming (Nāgāntaka) and authoritative attribution (Mahesha’s anu-mati) function like textual markers for correct ritual/place-based remembrance.