Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

अवाकिरन्मुखे तस्य पद्मोत्फुल्लविलोचने । नेत्रे केशरसंपातात्प्रमीलयत केशवः ॥ १०५ ॥

Transliteration

avākiranmukhe tasya padmotphullavilocane | netre keśarasaṃpātātpramīlayata keśavaḥ || 105 ||

Translation

Ibinuhos nila iyon sa kanyang mukha; at si Keśava—na ang mga mata’y gaya ng ganap na bumukadkad na lotus—ay ipinikit ang mga mata, sapagkat may polen na pumasok dito.

Word by Word

• अवाकिरन्: they/ (someone) scattered, poured
• अवाकिरन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√कॄ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• मुखे: in/onto the face
• मुखे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• पद्मोत्फुल्लविलोचने: in the lotus-bloomed eyes
• पद्मोत्फुल्लविलोचने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + उत्फुल्ल + विलोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन (dual); समासः—कर्मधारयः (padma-utphulla-vilocana = lotus-bloomed eyes)

• नेत्रे: the two eyes
• नेत्रे: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन (dual)

• केशरसंपातात्: from the shower of pollen
• केशरसंपातात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केसर + संपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (keśara-saṃpāta = shower/fall of pollen)

• प्रमीलयत: (he) closed (his eyes)
• प्रमीलयत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√मील् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• केशवः: Keshava (Vishnu)
• केशवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; dialogue context traditionally within Nārada–Sanatkumāra transmission)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: hasya

Characters & Entities

• Keshava

FAQs

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

It highlights the intimacy of devotional worship: even the simple act of offering flowers becomes so immediate and vivid that Keśava closes his lotus-like eyes when pollen falls—showing the Lord’s nearness to sincere offerings.

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

Bhakti is shown as embodied service (upacāra)—offering flowers and honoring the deity with tangible acts. The verse implies that heartfelt, sensory offerings are accepted and ‘felt’ by the Lord, reinforcing personal devotion to Keśava.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it reflects ritual praxis (kalpa-oriented worship procedure): the use of flowers in pūjā and attention to proper offerings—though no specific Vyākaraṇa/Śikṣā/Jyotiṣa rule is explicitly stated in this line.