Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
निष्पन्नचंद्रकिरणसंकाशकिरणं किरणं शिवम् । शिवांगोत्पन्नकिरणैरमृतद्रवसंयुतैः ॥ ४१ ॥
niṣpannacaṃdrakiraṇasaṃkāśakiraṇaṃ kiraṇaṃ śivam | śivāṃgotpannakiraṇairamṛtadravasaṃyutaiḥ || 41 ||
Ang mapalad na Liwanag na iyon (Śiva) ay isang sinag na ang mga rayos ay tulad ng ganap na liwanag ng buwan; at ito’y sinasamahan ng mga sinag na nagmumula sa mismong mga sangkap ni Śiva, na kaisa ng dumadaloy na diwa ng amṛta.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Purva Bhaga dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Śiva as pure auspicious radiance—moonlike, cooling, and life-giving—whose rays carry the ‘amṛta’ symbolism of purification and immortality, pointing to inner transformation through contemplation of divine tejas.
By portraying the deity as compassionate, cooling moonlight and nectar-like grace, it encourages devotional meditation (bhāvanā) on Śiva’s auspicious form, where divine ‘rays’ signify the blessings that descend upon the devotee.
The verse uses precise imagery and compounds typical of disciplined Sanskrit expression (Vyākaraṇa) and invokes lunar radiance as a contemplative symbol often aligned with calendrical/astral awareness (Jyotiṣa) used in timing vrata and worship.