Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

उन्मज्जयित्वा च पुनः पुनश्चापि पुनःपुनः । पीडितः स हरिः सूक्ष्मं पातयामास शंकरम् ॥ १०७ ॥

Transliteration

unmajjayitvā ca punaḥ punaścāpi punaḥpunaḥ | pīḍitaḥ sa hariḥ sūkṣmaṃ pātayāmāsa śaṃkaram || 107 ||

Translation

เมื่อทรงทำให้เขาลอยขึ้นซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า; พระหริผู้ถูกรบกวนจึงทำให้พระศังกรตกสู่ภาวะอันละเอียดล้ำจนยากจะเห็น

Word by Word

• उन्मज्जयित्वा: having made (him) rise up / having brought up
• उन्मज्जयित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√मज्ज् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative base (उन्मज्जय-), क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: also/even)

• पुनःपुनः: again and again
• पुनःपुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनःपुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (repetitive adverb)

• पीडितः: pressed, afflicted
• पीडितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पीड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• स: he
• स: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• सूक्ष्मम्: subtly, in a minute way
• सूक्ष्मम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (used adverbially)

• पातयामास: (he) caused to fall / threw down
• पातयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (धातु)
• Form: णिच् causative (पातय-), लिट् (Periphrastic perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• शंकरम्: Shankara (Shiva)
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Shankara (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Hari’s superior, subtle power: when even a great deity like Śaṅkara is repeatedly challenged, Hari can subdue him by casting him into a sūkṣma (imperceptible) condition—signifying transcendence over gross, visible force.

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

By portraying Hari as the ultimate refuge and controller even in divine confrontations, the verse strengthens single-pointed devotion to Viṣṇu as the highest support beyond external displays of power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The key technical idea is the term sūkṣma (subtle/imperceptible), useful for precise interpretation (Vyākaraṇa/semantic nuance) when reading Purāṇic narratives—distinguishing gross action from subtle states and causes.