Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

अङ्गावरणदिक्पालहेतियंत्रप्रसिद्धये । जपादेवावर्नि दद्याद्धनं धान्यं महीं श्रियम् ॥ ११७ ॥

Transliteration

aṅgāvaraṇadikpālahetiyaṃtraprasiddhaye | japādevāvarni dadyāddhanaṃ dhānyaṃ mahīṃ śriyam || 117 ||

Translation

Zum Erfolg und zur anerkannten Wirksamkeit der Riten der Glieder der Gottheit, der Schutzumfriedungen, der Hüter der Himmelsrichtungen, der heiligen Waffen und der Yantras—durch Japa allein gewährt die angerufene Gottheit Reichtum, Korn, Land und Gedeihen.

Word by Word

• अङ्ग: limb; part
• अङ्ग: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form used as compound member)

• आवरण: covering; enclosure
• आवरण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound member)

• दिक्पाल: guardian of the directions
• दिक्पाल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक् + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासाङ्ग; दिकां पालः)

• हेति: weapon
• हेति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound member)

• यन्त्र: yantra; diagram/device
• यन्त्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound member)

• प्रसिद्धये: for the success/attainment
• प्रसिद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; purpose/dative

• जपात्: from (the act of) japa; by chanting
• जपात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; ablative ‘from/by means of’

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis

• अवर्णि: O Avārṇin (name/epithet)
• अवर्णि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवर्णिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, एकवचन; vocative/nominative used as address (textual variant likely: अवर्णिन्/अवर्णि)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महीम्: earth; land
• महीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रियम्: prosperity; fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Dikpalas
• Sri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purāṇic principle that disciplined mantra-japa empowers ritual components (āvaraṇa, dikpāla, and yantra practices) and yields tangible as well as auspicious results under divine sanction.

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

By emphasizing japa as the primary means, it frames ritual success as arising from sustained remembrance and invocation of the deity, aligning technical rites with devotional concentration.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to applied ritual-technology—use of yantras, directional guardians (dikpālas), and protective enclosures (āvaraṇa)—a technical stream associated with mantra-śāstra and allied disciplines used in structured worship.