Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

मायया हृतवान्सीतां प्रियां मम परोक्षतः । ततोऽहं दीनवदन ऋष्यमूकं हि पर्वतम् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

māyayā hṛtavānsītāṃ priyāṃ mama parokṣataḥ | tato'haṃ dīnavadana ṛṣyamūkaṃ hi parvatam || 22 ||

Translation

เขาใช้มายาลวงลักพาตัวสีตาอันเป็นที่รักของข้าไปโดยที่ข้าไม่รู้ตัว; แล้วข้าก็หน้าหมองไปยังภูเขาที่ชื่อฤษยมูกะ।

Word by Word

• मायया: by illusion
• मायया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• हृतवान्: (he) abducted / having abducted
• हृतवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having abducted/stolen’

• सीताम्: Sītā
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रियाम्: beloved
• प्रियाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सीतायाः विशेषणम्

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परोक्षतः: secretly/out of my sight
• परोक्षतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परोक्षतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (secretly/out of sight)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘thereupon/then’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दीन-वदन: with a sorrowful face
• दीन-वदन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक) + वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दीनं वदनं यस्य/दीनं वदनम्)

• ऋष्यमूकम्: Ṛṣyamūka (mountain)
• ऋष्यमूकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्यमूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पर्वत-नाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-सम्बन्धेन ‘ऋष्यमूकं पर्वतम्’

Speaker

Rama (as quoted in the Narada Purana narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna (compassion)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama
• Rishyamuka (mountain)

FAQs

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

It highlights the human-like līlā of Bhagavān as Rāma—showing grief and helplessness after Sītā’s abduction—so devotees understand compassion, steadfastness, and reliance on dharma even amid suffering.

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

By portraying Rāma’s deep love and separation (viraha), the verse mirrors the devotee’s longing for the Lord; such intense remembrance and emotional absorption are classic supports for bhakti in Purāṇic teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught directly in this verse; its practical takeaway is narrative-based dharma instruction (itihāsa-nyāya), using place-name memory (Ṛṣyamūka) as a contextual anchor rather than a ritual/grammar/astrology rule.