Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 199
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
तव कः फलदो वंद्यः को वा त्वत्तोऽधिको वद । तच्छ्रुत्वा शंकरः प्राह देवदेवं जनार्दनम् ॥ १९९ ॥
tava kaḥ phalado vaṃdyaḥ ko vā tvatto'dhiko vada | tacchrutvā śaṃkaraḥ prāha devadevaṃ janārdanam || 199 ||
จงบอกเถิด—ผู้ใดเป็นที่ควรนอบน้อมในฐานะผู้ประทานผลแก่ท่าน และผู้ใดเล่าจะยิ่งใหญ่กว่าท่าน? ครั้นได้ฟังดังนั้น ศังกรจึงกล่าวถึงชนารทนะ ผู้เป็นเทวเทพ॥
Narrator (Purana narrator) reporting Śaṅkara’s statement
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It establishes that even Śaṅkara identifies Janārdana (Viṣṇu) as the supreme “God of gods” and the ultimate giver of spiritual and worldly results, reinforcing a devotional hierarchy centered on Viṣṇu.
By presenting Janārdana as uniquely “worthy of reverence” and the bestower of phala, it directs the devotee’s worship and surrender toward Viṣṇu as the sure foundation for attaining desired outcomes and higher realization.
The verse uses the Vedantic-ritual concept of phala (result of karma and worship), a key interpretive lens in Vedic practice: rites and praises are meaningful when their fruits are understood as ultimately granted by the supreme deity, here identified as Janārdana.