Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

नाशयेन्मूषिकालूतावृश्चिकाद्युत्थितं विषम् । लिप्ताङ्गः सर्वरोगैश्च मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

nāśayenmūṣikālūtāvṛścikādyutthitaṃ viṣam | liptāṅgaḥ sarvarogaiśca mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 79 ||

Translation

Es vernichtet das Gift, das von Ratte, Spinne, Skorpion und dergleichen herrührt. Werden die Glieder damit bestrichen, wird man von allen Krankheiten befreit—daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• नाशयेत्: should destroy
• नाशयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense (णिच्): √नश् → नाशय (to destroy)

• मूषिका-लूता-वृश्चिका-आदि-उत्थितम्: arisen from mice, spiders, scorpions, etc.
• मूषिका-लूता-वृश्चिका-आदि-उत्थितम्: विशेषण (of ‘विषम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूषिका (प्रातिपदिक) + लूता (प्रातिपदिक) + वृश्चिका (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—(मूषिका-लूता-वृश्चिका-आदि) + उत्थित (पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-भावः: ‘arisen from ... etc.’); विशेषणम् ‘विषम्’

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: कर्म (Karma/Direct object of ‘नाशयेत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लिप्त-अङ्गः: one whose body is smeared (with it)
• लिप्त-अङ्गः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject of ‘मुच्यते’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—लिप्तानि अङ्गानि यस्य (whose limbs are smeared)

• सर्व-रोगैः: from all diseases
• सर्व-रोगैः: अपादान/वियोग (Separation: ‘from diseases’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वे रोगाः (कर्मधारयः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; √मुच् (to be released)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक (here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता/भाव (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada within the technical/vedāṅga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It presents a dharmic view of applied sacred knowledge: protection of life and health through sanctioned remedies, showing that Vedic technical teachings can support well-being alongside spiritual practice.

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

Indirectly: by preserving the body from poison and disease, one remains fit to perform dharma, japa, and worship; thus practical protection supports sustained bhakti and disciplined religious life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A pragmatic remedial instruction typical of technical sections (Book 1.3), aligning with applied traditional sciences (often grouped with auxiliary disciplines) focused on counteracting venom and alleviating disease.