Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
काले चास्मिन्सुव्रते गौतमस्य शिष्यः प्राप्तः शंकरात्मेति नाम्ना ॥ ५० ॥
kāle cāsminsuvrate gautamasya śiṣyaḥ prāptaḥ śaṃkarātmeti nāmnā || 50 ||
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Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic emphasis on paramparā (lineage): sacred knowledge and dharma are advanced through qualified disciples arriving at the right time to continue instruction and narrative transmission.
While not explicitly devotional, it supports bhakti’s foundation—humility and receptivity to teaching—by presenting the disciple’s arrival as part of an ordered dharmic unfolding guided by sages.
It implicitly points to the Vedāṅga model of learning: technical disciplines are preserved through teacher-student succession, with named authorities (like Gautama) and their students serving as carriers of śāstric method.