Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143

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

Devanagari script

अन्यानपिप्रयोगांश्च साधयेदात्मनो हितान् । वियदिंदुयुतं पश्चान्ङेंतं पवननंदनम् ॥ १४३ ॥

Transliteration

anyānapiprayogāṃśca sādhayedātmano hitān | viyadiṃduyutaṃ paścānṅeṃtaṃ pavananaṃdanam || 143 ||

Translation

وعلى المرء أن يُنجز أيضًا سائر التطبيقات النافعة (برايوغا) لخير نفسه. ثم بعد ذلك فليتعبّد لبافانانندانا—هَنومان—المصحوب بقمر السماء شاهدًا.

Word by Word

• anyān: other (ones)
• anyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• prayogān: applications/uses (ritual applications)
• prayogān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• sādhayet: should accomplish/perform
• sādhayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sādh (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ātmanaḥ: of oneself
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• hitān: beneficial
• hitān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); used adjectivally qualifying 'prayogān'

• viyat: in the sky
• viyat: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viyat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• indu-yutam: joined with the moon / moon-accompanied
• indu-yutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: indu (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त; √yuj)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: 'indu-yuta' = moon-joined/with the moon

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय)

• ṅeṃtam: (unclear)
• ṅeṃtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: (uncertain reading)
• Form: Textual form unclear/possibly corrupt; appears as Accusative Singular (द्वितीया एकवचन) in context

• pavana-nandanam: Hanuman, son of the Wind
• pavana-nandanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pavana (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: 'pavanasya nandanaḥ' (son of the Wind)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within Vedanga/technical-prayoga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman (Pavanānandana)
• Chandra (Indu)

FAQs

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

The verse frames spiritual practice as both technical and ethical: one should perform welfare-producing prayogas (disciplined procedures) and then take refuge in a powerful divine aid—Pavanānandana (Hanumān)—for protection and success.

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

Even while discussing technical prayogas, the verse turns toward devotion by directing the practitioner to worship Hanumān, implying that ritual efficacy is strengthened when grounded in reverence and surrender to a divine protector.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights prayoga-vidyā (applied ritual/technical procedure) and hints at jyotiṣa-style timing by referencing the moon in the sky, suggesting that performance may be aligned with auspicious lunar conditions.