Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
ब्रह्मविष्णु महेशाना दृष्ट्वा तत्परमाद्भुतम् । स्वभक्तं जीवयामास वामकोणनिरीक्षणात् ॥ ८३ ॥
brahmaviṣṇu maheśānā dṛṣṭvā tatparamādbhutam | svabhaktaṃ jīvayāmāsa vāmakoṇanirīkṣaṇāt || 83 ||
ఆ పరమ అద్భుతాన్ని చూచి బ్రహ్మ, విష్ణు, మహేశ్వరులు ఎడమ కన్ను మూల నుండి ఒక్క పక్క చూపుతోనే తమ భక్తుని జీవింపజేశారు.
Narada (narrative voice within the adhyaya; dialogue context traditionally between Narada and the Sanatkumara brothers in this pada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
FAQs
It highlights that divine grace (anugraha) can operate instantly and effortlessly—symbolized by a mere sidelong glance—especially when directed toward a devotee, underscoring the supremacy of bhakti and the Lord’s protective power.
By calling the person “their own devotee” (svabhakta), the verse teaches that devotion establishes an intimate bond with the divine, where protection and restoration come not through the devotee’s strength but through the deity’s compassionate intervention.
No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is theological—divine agency and grace override ordinary causality in Purāṇic narrative contexts.