Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

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

Devanagari script

नमो भगवते पश्चादनंतश्चंद्रशेखरां । जनेयाय महांते तु बलायांतेऽग्निवल्लभा ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

namo bhagavate paścādanaṃtaścaṃdraśekharāṃ | janeyāya mahāṃte tu balāyāṃte'gnivallabhā || 106 ||

Translation

Ehrerbietung dem Bhagavān — dem Unendlichen, dem Mondbekrönten (Candraśekhara) — der als der Erzeuger bekannt ist; dem Großen Ende, der Kraft am letzten Grenzpunkt und dem Geliebten Agnis, des heiligen Feuers.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग/Vocative usage)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय-निपात; नमः-प्रयोगः (salutation formula)

• भगवते: to the Blessed Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; नमः-योगे चतुर्थी

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—काल/क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• अनन्तः: Ananta
• अनन्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम/विशेषणरूपेण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• चन्द्र-शेखराम्: Candraśekharā
• चन्द्र-शेखराम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (देवी/शक्ति-नाम)

• जनेयाय: to Janeya
• जनेयाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; (नाम/मन्त्राङ्ग-शब्द)

• महान्ते: in the great (one)
• महान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महान्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (पाठानुसार) ‘in/at the great (one)’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निपात (particle) contrast/emphasis

• बलाय: to Balā
• बलाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; (नाम)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘at the end’

• अग्नि-वल्लभा: Agnivallabhā
• अग्नि-वल्लभा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (नाम) ‘beloved of Agni’

Speaker

Narada (as part of a technical/ritual-vedic recitation in the Vedanga-focused section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan
• Ananta
• Chandrasekhara (Shiva)
• Agni

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a devotional salutation that gathers multiple divine epithets—endlessness, lordship, and cosmic generativity—into a single act of surrender, emphasizing that the Supreme is both the source and the final refuge.

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

It models bhakti through namas (reverent bowing) and remembrance of the Lord via names and attributes, teaching that repeating and contemplating divine epithets is itself a direct devotional practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects Vedanga-style mantra usage: compact epithets, layered meanings, and deity-identification (e.g., Chandrasekhara, Agni-related title), illustrating how ritual language encodes theology and invocation in a concise metrical form.