Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

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

Devanagari script

महारोगनिवृत्त्यै तु सहस्रं प्रत्यहं जपेत् । राक्षसौघं विनिघ्नंतं कपिं ध्यात्वाधनाशनम् ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

mahāroganivṛttyai tu sahasraṃ pratyahaṃ japet | rākṣasaughaṃ vinighnaṃtaṃ kapiṃ dhyātvādhanāśanam || 113 ||

Translation

Zur Abwendung schwerer Krankheit soll man es täglich tausendmal rezitieren, indem man den Kapi (Hanumān) meditiert, der die Scharen der Rākṣasas vernichtet und den Verlust von Reichtum vertreibt.

Word by Word

• महāरोगनिवृत्त्यै: for the cessation of great disease(s)
• महāरोगनिवृत्त्यै: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदान/Recipient; purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā-रोग-निवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन (sg.); समासः—महान् रोगः (कर्मधारय) + तस्य निवृत्तिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• सहस्रम्: a thousand (times)
• सहस्रम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Acc.), एकवचन (sg.); संख्यावाचक

• प्रति-अहम्: daily
• प्रति-अहम्: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Time locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb) ‘each day’

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: क्रिया (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• राक्षसौघम्: the host of demons
• राक्षसौघम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस-ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Acc.), एकवचन (sg.); समासः—राक्षसानाम् ओघः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• विनिघ्नन्तम्: slaying / striking down
• विनिघ्नन्तम्: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘कपिम्’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निघ्नत् (कृदन्त; √हन्)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; धातुः—हन् (धातु) with उपसर्ग ‘वि-’

• कपिम्: the monkey (Hanuman)
• कपिम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object of ‘ध्यात्वा’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Acc.), एकवचन (sg.)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated (on)
• ध्यात्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (पूर्वक्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) ‘having meditated’

• धनाशनम्: devourer/destroyer of wealth (of enemies)
• धनाशनम्: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘कपिम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन-आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Acc.), एकवचन (sg.); समासः—धनस्य आशनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); विशेषणम् (epithet)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a mantric/ritual-technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It presents japa with focused dhyāna as a dharmic remedy: sustained repetition (sahasra daily) joined to contemplation of a protective deity-form (kapi/Hanumān) is taught as a means to pacify severe illness and hostile influences.

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

Bhakti is expressed as steady remembrance: the practitioner does not merely recite, but meditates on Hanumān’s power and protection, turning fear, disease, and instability into an occasion for concentrated devotion and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-śāstra within the technical stream of practice—counted japa (saṅkhyā), daily regimen (pratyaham), and dhyāna as a ritual method used for śānti (pacification) and protection.