Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 150

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

Devanagari script

सुगोप्यं सर्वतंत्रेषु न देयं यस्य कस्यचित् । ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते चोत्थाय कृतनित्यक्रियः शुचिः ॥ १५० ॥

Transliteration

sugopyaṃ sarvataṃtreṣu na deyaṃ yasya kasyacit | brāhme muhūrte cotthāya kṛtanityakriyaḥ śuciḥ || 150 ||

Translation

Dieses Wissen ist unter allen Tantras streng zu hüten und darf nicht irgendwem gegeben werden. Man stehe in der Brahma-muhūrta auf und sei, nachdem die täglichen Pflichtverrichtungen vollzogen sind, rein.

Word by Word

• सुगोप्यम्: highly secret
• सुगोप्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + गोप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (intensifying: 'very secret'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here predicative with देयम् (neuter)

• सर्वतन्त्रेषु: in all tantras
• सर्वतन्त्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + तन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'all tantras'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; locative plural neuter

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (negation particle)

• देयम्: should be given
• देयम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—यत् (gerundive/भाव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'to be given'

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular

• कस्यचित्: of anyone
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular; अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite: 'of anyone')

• ब्राह्मे: in the Brahma (early)
• ब्राह्मे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular masculine; qualifies मुहूर्ते

• मुहूर्ते: at the muhurta
• मुहूर्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular masculine

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; 'having risen'

• कृतनित्यक्रियः: one who has performed daily duties
• कृतनित्यक्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + नित्यक्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive: 'one whose daily rites are done'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine; predicate adjective

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahma-muhūrta

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred technical knowledge (mantra/tantra) requires adhikāra (fitness): secrecy, purity (śauca), and disciplined daily practice, so the teaching remains effective and not misused.

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

By stressing Brahma-muhūrta rising and nitya-karmas, it frames bhakti and sādhana as regulated devotion—devotional life is strengthened by purity, self-control, and correct observance rather than casual practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual discipline is implied: proper time selection (Brahma-muhūrta), rules of śauca (purity), and completion of nitya-kriyā (daily rites) as prerequisites for receiving and applying specialized teachings.