Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99

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

Devanagari script

महाभये महोत्पाते स्मृतोऽयं दुःखनाशनः । द्वादशार्णस्य षट्कूटं त्यक्त्वा बीजं तथादिमम् ॥ ९९ ॥

Transliteration

mahābhaye mahotpāte smṛto'yaṃ duḥkhanāśanaḥ | dvādaśārṇasya ṣaṭkūṭaṃ tyaktvā bījaṃ tathādimam || 99 ||

Translation

في الخوف العظيم وعند النُّذُر الجسيمة، إن تذكّر هذا المانترا يزيل المعاناة. ويُترك التقسيم السداسي (ṣaṭkūṭa) للصيغة ذات الاثني عشر مقطعًا، وكذلك تُترك مقطعة البِيجا الأولى.

Word by Word

• महाभये: in great fear
• महाभये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः: महत् भयम् (great fear)

• महोत्पाते: in great calamity
• महोत्पाते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोत्पात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः: महान् उत्पातः (great calamity/portent)

• स्मृतः: remembered/recited
• स्मृतः: Predicate adjective (विधेय-विशेषण) of ‘अयम्’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); अर्थः—‘remembered/recited’

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता) / subject-deictic
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• दुःखनाशनः: destroyer of sorrow
• दुःखनाशनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of implied ‘मन्त्रः/अयम्’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: दुःखस्य नाशनः (destroyer of sorrow)

• द्वादशार्णस्य: of the twelve-syllabled (mantra)
• द्वादशार्णस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—द्विगुः: द्वादश अर्णानि यस्य (of the twelve-syllabled [mantra])

• षट्कूटम्: the sixfold section (ṣaṭkūṭa)
• षट्कूटम्: Karma (कर्म) of ‘त्यक्त्वा’
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + कूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—द्विगुः: षट् कूटानि (six sections/peaks)

• त्यक्त्वा: having omitted
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया) — prior action (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive, क्त्वा), अर्थः—‘having abandoned/omitting’

• बीजम्: seed-syllable
• बीजम्: Karma (कर्म) (object of implied action: ‘take/utter’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb/conjunctive: ‘thus/also’)

• आदिमम्: the initial (one)
• आदिमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘बीजम्’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘आदिम’ = first/initial

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on mantra-vidhi within the Vedanga/ritual-technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches that in extreme danger and ominous times, simplified remembrance/recitation of a sacred formula is itself a potent remedy, emphasizing compassion in ritual law and the immediate efficacy of mantra-smaraṇa for removing distress.

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

By stressing “smaraṇa” (remembrance) as duḥkha-nāśana, it aligns with bhakti’s core practice: turning the mind to the Lord/mantra in crisis, even without elaborate components, making devotion accessible in emergencies.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-śāstra/ritual procedure: adjusting a mantra’s structure (dropping bīja and technical segmentation like ṣaṭkūṭa) under āpaddharma—an applied rule-set within the technical sciences discussed in Book 1.3.