Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
सद्योजाते महाकल्पे श्रुतवीर्ये हनूमति । मम श्रीरामचन्द्रस्य भक्तिरस्तु सदैव हि ॥ २ ॥
sadyojāte mahākalpe śrutavīrye hanūmati | mama śrīrāmacandrasya bhaktirastu sadaiva hi || 2 ||
Trong đại kiếp mới vừa khởi này, nơi Hanumān—bậc anh lực lẫy lừng—nguyện cho lòng bhakti đối với Śrī Rāmacandra của con luôn thường trú trong con, quả thật như vậy.
Narada (as a devotional petitioner within the Narada Purana’s instructional flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse functions as a focused bhakti-prayer: by invoking Hanumān—famed for steadfast service—it asks for unbroken devotion to Śrī Rāmacandra, presenting constancy (sadā) as the hallmark of true devotion.
Bhakti here is not framed as a one-time act but as a continuous inner state—“may devotion ever abide in me.” Hanumān is invoked as the ideal exemplar of single-pointed service, implying that remembrance of such exemplars stabilizes devotion to Rāma.
The verse reflects prayoga-style usage (application in recitation): an auspicious invocation that can be employed in japa or stotra recitation to set intention (saṅkalpa) for steady devotion, aligning with the Vedāṅga emphasis on correct liturgical employment of mantra-like verses.