Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

आविर्भूतोऽस्म्यहं पूर्वं राज्ञो दशरथक्षये । चतुर्यूहात्मकस्तकत्र तस्य भार्यात्रये मुने ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

āvirbhūto'smyahaṃ pūrvaṃ rājño daśarathakṣaye | caturyūhātmakastakatra tasya bhāryātraye mune || 7 ||

Translation

กาลก่อน ในคราวยัญพิธีของพระราชาทศรถ โอ้มุนี ข้าพเจ้าได้อุบัติเป็นรูปจตุรวยูหะ และปรากฏเพื่อพระมเหสีทั้งสามของพระองค์।

Word by Word

• आविर्भूतः: manifested/appeared
• आविर्भूतः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आविर्भूत (कृदन्त; √भू (धातु) उपसर्ग-आविर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: formerly/previously)

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)

• दशरथक्षये: at the death of Daśaratha
• दशरथक्षये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ-क्षय (प्रातिपदिक); दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘दशरथस्य क्षयः’

• चतुर्यूहात्मकः: having the nature of the fourfold emanation
• चतुर्यूहात्मकः: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्-यूह-आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक); चतुर् (संख्या) + यूह (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण; तत्पुरुषार्थ: ‘चतुर्यूहः आत्मा/स्वरूपं यस्य’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (adverb of place: there)

• तस्य: of him/of that (king)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)

• भार्यात्रये: among/with the three wives
• भार्यात्रये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक); भार्या (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समास: ‘त्रयो भार्याः’ (group of three wives)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Vishnu (as the divine being embodying the Caturvyuha, recalling the Ramayana context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• King Dasharatha
• Caturvyuha

FAQs

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

It links yajña (sacrificial rite) with divine grace: Vishnu reveals Himself in a concrete, accessible form, showing that dharma performed with devotion can become a doorway for the Lord’s saving presence.

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

By emphasizing Vishnu’s self-manifestation for the sake of devotees (here, Daśaratha’s household), the verse reinforces a bhakti principle: the Lord responds to sincere devotion and righteous worship, taking forms that nourish faith and fulfill dharmic aims.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to the applied side of Vedic ritual (Kalpa): the efficacy and purpose of yajña, where correct performance and intention are presented as conditions for divine appearance and boon-bestowal.