Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4

The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca

Māruti-kavaca

Devanagari script

तत्र रामं रमानाथं पूजितं त्रिदशेश्वरैः । नमस्कृत्य तदादिष्टमासनं स्थितवान् पुरः ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

tatra rāmaṃ ramānāthaṃ pūjitaṃ tridaśeśvaraiḥ | namaskṛtya tadādiṣṭamāsanaṃ sthitavān puraḥ || 4 ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น ข้าพเจ้าเห็นพระราม ผู้เป็นพระสวามีแห่งพระรมา (พระลักษมี) ซึ่งเหล่าเทพผู้เป็นใหญ่กำลังบูชา ข้าพเจ้ากราบนอบน้อม แล้วรับอาสนะที่ทรงกำหนด และยืนอยู่เบื้องหน้า।

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb): ‘there’

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• ramā-nātham: Lord of Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• ramā-nātham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramā (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ramāyāḥ nāthaḥ); पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषण-रूपेण rāmaṃ

• pūjitam: worshipped
• pūjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; ‘worshipped’ (qualifying rāmaṃ)

• tridaśa-īśvaraiḥ: by the lords of the gods
• tridaśa-īśvaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tridaśānām īśvarāḥ); पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental); बहुवचन

• namaskṛtya: having bowed
• namaskṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: namas-kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले क्रिया (having done first)

• tad-ādiṣṭam: that which was instructed/assigned
• tad-ādiṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + ādiṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; √diś + kta)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष ‘तद्-आदिष्ट’ (that-ordered); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying āsanam)

• āsanam: seat
• āsanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• sthitavān: stood/remained
• sthitavān: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया/स्थिति)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta-vat (क्तवत्)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त (perfective participle used as finite sense); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्तरि ‘stood/remained’

• puraḥ: in front
• puraḥ: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/preposition-like): ‘in front’

Speaker

Narrator (Suta-style narrative voice within the Purana context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Vishnu
• Laksmi (Rama/Ramā as Ramā)
• Devas (Tridasha)

FAQs

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

It highlights devotional humility: even in a divine assembly where the devas worship, the devotee approaches Rāma (Vishnu) with namaskāra and accepts his appointed place, showing surrender and reverence.

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

Bhakti is shown through honoring the Lord (Rāma as Ramānātha), offering respectful salutations, and following the Lord’s instruction—devotion expressed as obedience, humility, and proper conduct in sacred presence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly reflects ritual protocol (pujā-krama and maryādā): bowing first, then taking the assigned seat—an applied, procedural discipline aligned with correct observance in sacred gatherings.