Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 171
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
दानवेन्द्रा न्तकावह्निणशोणितपदं ततः । संसक्तिविग्रहान्ते तु भूतापस्मारयातुधान् ॥ १७१ ॥
dānavendrā ntakāvahniṇaśoṇitapadaṃ tataḥ | saṃsaktivigrahānte tu bhūtāpasmārayātudhān || 171 ||
তার পরে ‘দানবেন্দ্রান্তক’ অগ্নির রক্তচিহ্নিত পদচিহ্ন বোঝায়। আর আসক্তিযুক্ত সংঘর্ষের অন্তে এটি ভূত, অপস্মারসদৃশ ব্যাধি ও যাতুধান প্রভৃতি শত্রু আত্মাদের নির্দেশ করে।
Narada (in dialogue context, reporting/teaching to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It functions like a technical gloss: the verse assigns specific referents to dense compounds, linking destructive forces (fire/death imagery) and subtle afflictions (bhūta, apasmāra, yātudhāna), reminding the reader that unseen influences are also addressed within dharmic-ritual knowledge.
Indirectly: by identifying hostile and obstructive forces, it supports the bhakti framework where protection and purification are sought through dharma, mantra, and devotion—clearing impediments that disturb steadiness of mind in worship.
Vedāṅga-style semantic analysis (nirukta/lexical explanation) of compounded words—showing how technical interpretation assigns contextual meanings to terms that can denote both physical phenomena (blood, fire, track) and subtle entities/afflictions.