Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
रोदिति श्रृणुतेऽत्युक्तं पतत्युत्तिष्ठति क्वचित् । शिवज्ञानैकसंपन्नः परमानंदनिर्भरः ॥ ५३ ॥
roditi śrṛṇute'tyuktaṃ patatyuttiṣṭhati kvacit | śivajñānaikasaṃpannaḥ paramānaṃdanirbharaḥ || 53 ||
కొన్నిసార్లు అతడు ఏడ్చెను, ఎన్నిసార్లు చెప్పినా వినకుండెను; కొన్నిసార్లు పడిపోయెను, కొన్నిసార్లు లేచెను—అయినను అతడు శివజ్ఞానమాత్రసంపన్నుడై పరమానందంలో లీనుడై యుండెను.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It describes outwardly irregular bodily and social responses (weeping, not responding, falling, rising) that can occur when a realized person is absorbed in Śiva-jñāna and flooded by paramānanda, emphasizing inner attainment over external appearance.
Although framed as Śiva-jñāna, the verse points to single-pointed absorption (eka-niṣṭhā) where the devotee’s inner experience of the Lord becomes so intense that ordinary reactions and attention to speech diminish—an advanced fruit of deep devotion and contemplation.
The verse aligns with Vedanga-adjacent discipline through yogic and contemplative markers—recognizing states of absorption (samādhi-like overwhelm) and distinguishing inner realization from mere external ritual performance.