Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

समिद्धिस्त्रिशतं यामयदिङ्मुखो जुहुयान्निशि । एवं सप्तदिनं कुर्वन्मारयेदुद्धतं रिपुन् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

samiddhistriśataṃ yāmayadiṅmukho juhuyānniśi | evaṃ saptadinaṃ kurvanmārayeduddhataṃ ripun || 37 ||

Translation

Nach Süden blickend soll man nachts mit dreihundert Brennhölzern Opfer darbringen. Wenn man dies sieben Tage lang auf diese Weise praktiziert, soll es die Vernichtung eines arroganten Feindes bewirken.

Word by Word

• समिद्धिः: kindling (fuel)
• समिद्धिः: कर्ता/विषय (Topic/subject of count)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘kindling/oblation-fuel’ (as countable offering)

• त्रि-शतम्: three hundred
• त्रि-शतम्: कर्म/परिमाण (Measure/quantity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (three hundred)

• यामयत्: maintaining/keeping (a watch)
• यामयत्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यामय् (धातु, causative/denominative from याम)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle), प्रथमा एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग; ‘keeping/maintaining (for a yāma)’

• दिङ्-मुखः: facing (a particular) direction
• दिङ्-मुखः: विशेषण (Qualifier of agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिश्/दिङ् (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दिशि मुखं यस्य/दिङ्मुखः = facing a direction)

• जुहुयात्: should offer (oblation)
• जुहुयात्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √हु ‘offer (into fire)’

• निशि: at night
• निशि: अधिकरण (Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• सप्त-दिनम्: for seven days
• सप्त-दिनम्: कर्म/अवधि (Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु (seven days)

• कुर्वन्: doing
• कुर्वन्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle), प्रथमा एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग; √कृ

• मारयेत्: should kill
• मारयेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मारय् (धातु, causative of √मृ)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should cause to die/kill’

• उद्धतम्: arrogant/violent
• उद्धतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्धत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective qualifying ‘ripu’

• रिपुम्: enemy
• रिपुम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching technical ritual applications within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates a prayoga (applied ritual procedure) where time (night), number (three hundred samidh), duration (seven days), and direction (south-facing) are treated as precise ritual variables intended to produce a specific worldly result—subduing an overbearing adversary.

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

This specific shloka is primarily karmakāṇḍa-oriented (result-focused ritual action) rather than bhakti-focused; it highlights technical ritual efficacy more than devotional surrender, though in the broader Purana such acts are typically framed as effective only when aligned with dharma and proper mantra-discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes procedural prayoga knowledge: dik-niyama (directional rule), kāla-niyama (night-time performance), saṅkhyā-niyama (fixed count of offerings), and anusthāna-kāla (seven-day observance)—all typical of applied ritual science discussed alongside Vedanga-style technical instruction.