Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 124

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

Devanagari script

अंगदाद्यैर्महावीरैर्वेष्टितं रुद्ररूपिणम् । तिष्ठ तिष्ठ रणे दुष्ट सृजंतं घोरनिः स्वनम् ॥ १२४ ॥

Transliteration

aṃgadādyairmahāvīrairveṣṭitaṃ rudrarūpiṇam | tiṣṭha tiṣṭha raṇe duṣṭa sṛjaṃtaṃ ghoraniḥ svanam || 124 ||

Translation

Von großen Helden wie Aṅgada umringt, erschien er in einer Rudra-gleichen Gestalt. „Steh! Steh im Kampf, du Böser!“—so brüllte er und entließ einen furchtbaren, donnergleichen Schrei.

Word by Word

• अङ्गद-आद्यैः: by Angada and others
• अङ्गद-आद्यैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; 'आदि' = etc., 'अङ्गदाद्य' = Angada and others

• महा-वीरैः: by great heroes
• महा-वीरैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेष्य (substantive)

• वेष्टितम्: surrounded, encircled
• वेष्टितम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेष्ट् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (one) surrounded

• रुद्र-रूपिणम्: having the form of Rudra
• रुद्र-रूपिणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तिष्ठ: stand!
• तिष्ठ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तिष्ठ: stand!
• तिष्ठ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (repetition for emphasis)

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• दुष्ट: O wicked one
• दुष्ट: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सृजत्: creating, emitting
• सृजत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृज् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• घोर-निःस्वनम्: a dreadful roar
• घोर-निःस्वनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोर + निःस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'निःस्वन' = loud sound/roar

Speaker

Narratorial voice (Suta-style narration within the Purana’s battle account; exact interlocutor not explicit in this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Angada
• Rudra

FAQs

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

The verse highlights dharma-yuddha: when adharma becomes aggressive, righteous heroes confront it with fearless resolve, symbolized by a Rudra-like (fierce, protective) manifestation.

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

Though the verse is martial in tone, it supports Bhakti indirectly by portraying the protection of dharma—an environment in which devotion, worship, and sacred duties can be preserved against the “duṣṭa” (wicked).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught directly in this verse; its practical takeaway is ethical—courage and discipline in defending dharma.