Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 194

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ देवी गौतमस्यैव मदिरम् । संध्यावदनकामास्तु सर्व एव विनिर्गताः ॥ १९४ ॥

Transliteration

ityuktvā prayayau devī gautamasyaiva madiram | saṃdhyāvadanakāmāstu sarva eva vinirgatāḥ || 194 ||

Translation

ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว พระเทวีเสด็จไปยังอาศรมของโคตมะ และผู้ที่ปรารถนาจะทำสันธยาวันทนะทั้งปวงก็ออกไปในเวลานั้นด้วย

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उक्त्यन्त-निपात) — quotation marker ‘thus’

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/ल्यप्) — ‘having said’

• प्रययौ: went forth
• प्रययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गौतमस्य: of Gautama
• गौतमस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण) — ‘only/indeed’

• मन्दिरम्: house/abode
• मन्दिरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• संध्या-वदन-कामाः: those desiring to perform the twilight prayer
• संध्या-वदन-कामाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + वदन (वद् धातोः ल्युट्/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (संध्यावदने कामाः)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/अन्वय) — ‘but/and’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण) — ‘indeed’

• विनिर्गताः: went out
• विनिर्गताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निर्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे—‘they went out’

Speaker

Suta (narrator) / Purana narrator (contextual narration of events)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Gautama
• Sandhyavandana

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined daily dharma: after the goddess proceeds to Gautama’s hermitage, the others immediately turn toward Sandhyā worship, showing that sacred routine (nitya-karma) is upheld even amid unfolding events.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as steady, time-bound worship—Sandhyā-vandana performed with reverence. The verse highlights devotion as consistency in daily sacred duties, not only extraordinary acts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline and correct observance of Sandhyā-vandana (a key nitya rite) are implied—knowledge of proper timing and procedure aligned with Vedic practice, closely connected with Kalpa (ritual application).