Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

वांछाम्यहं सदा विप्र संगमं कीशरूपिणा । रहस्यं रहसि स्वस्य ममानन्दवनोत्तमे ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

vāṃchāmyahaṃ sadā vipra saṃgamaṃ kīśarūpiṇā | rahasyaṃ rahasi svasya mamānandavanottame || 4 ||

Translation

โอ้พราหมณ์ ข้าพเจ้าปรารถนาสัมผัสสหภาพกับพระผู้ทรงปรากฏในรูปวานรอยู่เสมอ และในอานันทวนะอันประเสริฐของข้าพเจ้า ณ ที่ลับสงัดของตน ข้าพเจ้ารักษาความลี้ลับนี้ไว้เป็นความลับ ॥ ๔ ॥

Word by Word

• वाञ्छामि: I desire
• वाञ्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa!
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; संबोधन

• संगमम्: meeting; association
• संगमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• कीशरूपिणा: with one in the form of a monkey
• कीशरूपिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीश + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सह/करण (with/by one having monkey-form)

• रहस्यम्: secret; mystery
• रहस्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (desired/known secret)

• रहसि: in secret; privately
• रहसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-रूपेण; सप्तमी-एकवचन-प्रयोगः (adverbial locative: in private)

• स्वस्य: of one’s own
• स्वस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of one’s own)

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

• आनन्दवनोत्तमे: in the excellent Ānandavana
• आनन्दवनोत्तमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्दवन + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the best of Ānandavana)

Speaker

Narada (contextual voice within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vipra
• Kīśarūpa (monkey-form; Hanumān/Rāma-bhakti motif)

FAQs

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

It highlights an inner, confidential mode of devotion—seeking sacred communion (saṅgama) with the Divine and safeguarding the ‘rahasya’ (esoteric core of practice) within one’s private, inward sanctuary of bliss.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as constant longing and intimate association with the chosen divine form (kīśarūpa), emphasizing heartfelt yearning, private contemplation, and the protection of one’s devotional secret from distraction and display.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to the traditional discipline of mantra-rahasya—keeping certain meditative or mantra practices private—an applied principle often reinforced alongside Vedanga-linked training (especially śikṣā and vyākaraṇa) to preserve correct recitation and focused intent.