Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

वृतमेतन्मया देव त्रिनेत्र श्रृणु चापरम् । शिष्योऽयं मे महाभागो हेयादेयादिवर्जितः ॥ ८६ ॥

Transliteration

vṛtametanmayā deva trinetra śrṛṇu cāparam | śiṣyo'yaṃ me mahābhāgo heyādeyādivarjitaḥ || 86 ||

Translation

హే దేవా, హే త్రినేత్రా! ఈ వృత్తాంతాన్ని నేను చెప్పాను; ఇప్పుడు మరొకటి వినండి। నా ఈ శిష్యుడు మహాభాగ్యుడు—హేయం‑ఆదేయం వంటి ద్వంద్వాల నుండి విముక్తుడు।

Word by Word

• vṛtam: accepted/undertaken
• vṛtam: Kriya (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (वृ धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively: 'has been chosen/accepted'

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• trinetra: O three-eyed one
• trinetra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'trīṇi netrāṇi yasya' (conventional epithet)

• śṛṇu: hear
• śṛṇu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• aparam: another (thing)
• aparam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); object of 'śṛṇu'

• śiṣyaḥ: disciple
• śiṣyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahābhāgaḥ: very fortunate
• mahābhāgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'mahān bhāgaḥ yasya'

• heyādeyādi-varjitaḥ: free from (ideas of) acceptable/unacceptable etc.
• heyādeyādi-varjitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: heya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √hā हा) + adeya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dā दा) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + varjita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vṛj/varj वर्ज्)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); compound: 'heya-adeya-ādi' (dvandva-like list) + तत्पुरुष with varjita: '...-varjita' = 'devoid of ...'

Speaker

Narada (addressing Lord Śiva/Trinetra in the narrative frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Trinetra)
• Narada

FAQs

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

It highlights the inner qualification for higher instruction: a disciple fit for sacred knowledge is one who has transcended the compulsions of rejecting and grasping, resting in equanimity.

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

By implying that true devotion matures into surrender and steadiness—where the devotee is not driven by likes and dislikes, but remains centered while receiving divine teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to adhikāra (eligibility) for instruction—an essential prerequisite across Vedanga study—emphasizing mental discipline and freedom from dualistic bias before undertaking technical sacred sciences.