Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
नमस्कृत्वा विरूपाक्षं वृत्तसर्वमथोक्तवान् । ब्रह्माणं च हरिं तत्र स्थितौ प्राह शिवो वचः ॥ ७६ ॥
namaskṛtvā virūpākṣaṃ vṛttasarvamathoktavān | brahmāṇaṃ ca hariṃ tatra sthitau prāha śivo vacaḥ || 76 ||
เขากราบนมัสการพระวิรูปाक्षะ (พระศิวะ) แล้วทูลเล่าเหตุการณ์ทั้งหมด ครั้นนั้นพระศิวะตรัสวาจาต่อพระพรหมาและพระหริ (พระวิษณุ) ผู้ยืนอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration) describing Śiva addressing Brahmā and Viṣṇu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames the teaching as sacred testimony: after respectful salutation and full reporting of events, Śiva addresses Brahmā and Viṣṇu, signaling that dharma and higher knowledge are transmitted through reverence, truthful narration, and divine counsel.
Bhakti is implied through the act of namaskāra (salutation) to Virūpākṣa and the respectful, orderly sharing of the account—devotion expresses itself as humility, proper conduct, and receptivity to divine instruction.
The verse functions as a narrative transition rather than a direct Vedāṅga rule; it highlights the traditional method of instruction—systematic recounting (vṛtta-sarvam) and authoritative speech—often used to introduce technical teachings in the Vedāṅga sections.