Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 159

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

अभुक्ते त्वर्द्वंचो नूनं भुक्ते चापि कृपा तव । बाणलिंगे स्वयंभूते चन्द्रकांते हृदि स्थिते ॥ १५९ ॥

Transliteration

abhukte tvardvaṃco nūnaṃ bhukte cāpi kṛpā tava | bāṇaliṃge svayaṃbhūte candrakāṃte hṛdi sthite || 159 ||

Translation

诚然，若未食用，是你的巧设；即便已食用，亦仍是你的慈恩。噢住于心中的主，作为自显的婆那林伽而现，光辉如月光宝石（旃陀罗迦檀多）。

Word by Word

• अभुक्ते: when (it is) uneaten
• अभुक्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-भुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘when not eaten’ (locative absolute-like usage)

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः/प्रातिपदिकरूपम्; ‘your’

• अर्द्वंचः: (unclear term; possibly ‘one who turns away/half-turned’)
• अर्द्वंचः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्वंच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; पाठदुष्कर/दुर्लभ-शब्दः (सम्भाव्यः ‘अर्ध्वञ्च/अर्द्वञ्च’)

• नूनम्: certainly
• नूनम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (certainly)

• भुक्ते: when (it is) eaten
• भुक्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भावे कृदन्त; सप्तमी एकवचन (locative absolute-like) ‘when eaten’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (also/even)

• कृपा: compassion, grace
• कृपा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/भाव), एकवचन

• तव: of you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• बाणलिङ्गे: in the Bāṇa-liṅga
• बाणलिङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण-लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (बाणस्य लिङ्गम्)

• स्वयंभूते: self-manifest
• स्वयंभूते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वयंभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चन्द्रकान्ते: in the Candrakānta (moonstone/holy place)
• चन्द्रकान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रकान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्थिते: being situated
• स्थिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘स्थित’; सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘when situated’

Speaker

Narada (as a devotee-voice within the instructional dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bana-linga

FAQs

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

It frames all conditions—hunger or satiation—as governed by the Lord’s will: what appears as deprivation is attributed to divine māyā, while what is received is recognized as divine kṛpā, urging surrender and gratitude.

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

Bhakti here is the reorientation of experience: the devotee stops blaming circumstances and instead sees the deity’s presence in the heart and in worship-symbols (like the Bāṇa-liṅga), cultivating dependence, humility, and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is implied: recognition of a svayaṃbhū (self-manifest) sacred emblem and its proper reverential use in liṅgārcana—linking devotional practice with disciplined observance (kalpa-style ritual sensibility).