Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

औषधं वा जलं वापि भुक्त्वा तन्मंत्रमंत्रितम् । सर्वान्रोगान्पराभूय सुखी भवति तत्क्षणात् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

auṣadhaṃ vā jalaṃ vāpi bhuktvā tanmaṃtramaṃtritam | sarvānrogānparābhūya sukhī bhavati tatkṣaṇāt || 22 ||

Translation

Nachdem man Medizin oder auch Wasser zu sich genommen hat, das durch dieses Mantra gestärkt wurde, überwindet man alle Krankheiten und wird in genau diesem Moment glücklich.

Word by Word

• औषधम्: medicine
• औषधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Option)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Option)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• भुक्त्वा: having consumed
• भुक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having eaten/drunk’

• तत्-मन्त्र-मन्त्रितम्: consecrated by that mantra
• तत्-मन्त्र-मन्त्रितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + मन्त्र + मन्त्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष: ‘consecrated by that mantra’ (qualifying auṣadhaṃ/jalaṃ)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), बहुवचन; (रोगान्) qualifying

• रोगान्: diseases
• रोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), बहुवचन

• पराभूय: having overcome
• पराभूय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पराभू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having overcome/defeated’

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘happy’

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्-क्षणात्: instantly
• तत्-क्षणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘from that very moment/instantly’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/mantra-prayoga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra is not merely recited but can be applied as a consecrating power (saṃskāra) that transforms ordinary substances like water or medicine into a spiritually potent remedy.

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

Though framed as a technical application, it implies faith and surrender to the mantra’s divine potency; such trust and disciplined repetition align with bhakti-oriented reliance on sacred sound.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied ritual use of mantra) and the disciplined method of mantra-recitation to empower substances—an applied, technical strand associated with Vedanga-style ritual competence.