Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116

The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca

Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta

Devanagari script

स्वस्थाः सर्वेन्द्रियाः संतुं शांतिरस्तु सदा मम । शेषाद्या मूर्तयोऽष्टौ च विक्रमेणैव भास्वराः ॥ ११६ ॥

Transliteration

svasthāḥ sarvendriyāḥ saṃtuṃ śāṃtirastu sadā mama | śeṣādyā mūrtayo'ṣṭau ca vikrameṇaiva bhāsvarāḥ || 116 ||

Translation

لتكن حواسي كلّها سليمةً ثابتة، ولتسكن السكينة فيّ على الدوام. ولتتلألأ التجليات الثمانية المشرقة، ابتداءً من شيشا (Śeṣa)، بسطوة الربّ الجبّارة وحدها.

Word by Word

• स्वस्थाः: healthy, well
• स्वस्थाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• सर्वेन्द्रियाः: all the senses
• सर्वेन्द्रियाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (all + senses)

• सन्तु: may (they) be
• सन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शान्तिः: peace
• शान्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• शेषाद्याः: beginning with Śeṣa
• शेषाद्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण; (śeṣa-ādi = beginning with Śeṣa)

• मूर्तयः: forms, manifestations
• मूर्तयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विक्रमेण: by prowess, by valor
• विक्रमेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Nipata (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भास्वराः: radiant, shining
• भास्वराः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narada (in a prayerful/recitational passage within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Shesha

FAQs

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

It frames spiritual practice as inner stability: health of the senses (indriyas) and abiding śānti, while attributing all divine radiance to transcendent power rather than personal ego.

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

Bhakti is implied through prayerful dependence—seeking peace and invoking sacred manifestations (mūrtis) as luminous by the Lord’s vikrama, emphasizing surrender and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse functions like a śānti-prayoga: a concise mantra-style petition used in recitation contexts, aligning with Vedanga concerns of correct usage and ritual application of sacred speech.