Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

अथ पृष्टो मया शंभुर्विभीषणसमागमे । नीत्वा मां द्रविडे देशे मोचय द्विजबंधनात् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

atha pṛṣṭo mayā śaṃbhurvibhīṣaṇasamāgame | nītvā māṃ draviḍe deśe mocaya dvijabaṃdhanāt || 29 ||

Translation

ต่อมาในคราวพบวิภีษณะ ข้าพเจ้าถามศัมภูว่า “โปรดพาข้าพเจ้าไปยังแคว้นทราวิฑะ และปลดปล่อยข้าพเจ้าจากพันธนาการที่พราหมณ์ได้ผูกไว้”

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (discourse particle)

• पृष्टः: was asked
• पृष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate to ‘शम्भुः’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘asked’

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Shambhu (Shiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विभीषणसमागमे: at the meeting with Vibhishana
• विभीषणसमागमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण + समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विभीषणस्य समागमः’ (meeting with Vibhishana); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• नीत्वा: having taken (me)
• नीत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having led/taken’

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• द्रविडे: in the Dravida (southern)
• द्रविडे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रविड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘देशे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• देशे: in the land
• देशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• मोचय: release (me)
• मोचय: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage ‘cause to be released’

• द्विजबंधनात्: from the Brahmin’s bondage
• द्विजबंधनात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source-from which)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘द्विजस्य बन्धनम्’ (bondage by/for a Brahmin; or Brahmin’s bondage—contextual); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (within Narada Purana’s dialogue frame, attributed to Sage Narada recounting events)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shambhu (Shiva)
• Vibhishana
• Dravida-desha
• Dvija (Brahmana)

FAQs

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

The verse frames liberation as a concrete act of release from binding obligations or constraints (bandhana), sought through divine aid (Śambhu) and right relocation to a conducive sacred region (Draviḍa-deśa), emphasizing that freedom from bondage is part of the dharmic-spiritual journey.

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

Bhakti appears implicitly as surrender and petition: the speaker approaches Śambhu directly for deliverance, showing reliance on the Lord’s grace to remove impediments that obstruct spiritual progress.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse hints at dharma-śāstric/social constraint through the term dvija-bandhana (bondage tied to a brāhmaṇa), pointing to practical application of norms and their consequences, though it does not directly teach a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this line.