Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

हनुमदाद्याः पंचैते बीजाद्या ङेयुताः पुनः । षडंगमनवो ह्येते ध्यानपूजादि पूर्ववत् ॥ १०३ ॥

Transliteration

hanumadādyāḥ paṃcaite bījādyā ṅeyutāḥ punaḥ | ṣaḍaṃgamanavo hyete dhyānapūjādi pūrvavat || 103 ||

Translation

هذه المانترا الخمس التي تبتدئ بـ«هانومات» تُعرَف أيضًا بأنها مقترنة بمقاطع البِيجا (حروف البذرة) وما شابهها. وهي حقًّا مانترا ذات ستة أعضـاء (ṣaḍaṅga)؛ فيُؤدَّى التأمّل والعبادة وسائر الأعمال كما ذُكر من قبل.

Word by Word

• हनुमत्-आद्याः: beginning with Hanumat
• हनुमत्-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हनुमत् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘आद्य’ (beginning with)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषण; (here) प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे—‘five’ qualifying ‘एते’

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• बीज-आद्याः: beginning with ‘bīja’
• बीज-आद्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बीज + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘beginning with bīja’

• ङेयुताः: joined with ‘ṅe’
• ङेयुताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ङे + युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज्/युत ‘joined’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) अर्थे ‘युक्त’

• पुनः: again; further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• षड्-अङ्ग-मनवः: the six-limbed mantras (manus)
• षड्-अङ्ग-मनवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + अङ्ग + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘six-limbed mantras/parts’ (षडङ्ग) + ‘मनवः’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ध्यान-पूजा-आदि: meditation, worship, etc.
• ध्यान-पूजा-आदि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान + पूजा + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व—‘meditation, worship, etc.’

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘as before’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It formalizes worship as a disciplined mantra-practice: the mantra is empowered by bīja-elements and applied through ṣaḍaṅga (six-limbed) nyāsa, making meditation and pūjā methodical rather than merely emotional.

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

It frames bhakti as structured upāsanā—devotion expressed through correct mantra-application, meditation, and worship performed “as previously taught,” emphasizing faithful adherence to vidhi alongside heartfelt reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical knowledge of mantra-vidhi: using bīja-syllables and ṣaḍaṅga (aṅga-mantras/nyāsa) as part of standardized procedures for dhyāna and pūjā.