Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

प्राप्नुयात्सकलान्कामान्कपीशस्य प्रसादतः । हनुमत्प्रतिमां भूमौ विलिखेत्तत्पुरो मनुम् ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

prāpnuyātsakalānkāmānkapīśasya prasādataḥ | hanumatpratimāṃ bhūmau vilikhettatpuro manum || 52 ||

Translation

Durch die Gnade Kapīśas (Hanumān) erlangt man alle gewünschten Ziele. Man soll auf dem Boden das Bild Hanumāns zeichnen und davor das Mantra niederschreiben.

Word by Word

• प्राप्नुयात्: should obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सकलान्: all
• सकलान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म-विशेषण), बहुवचन

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• कपीशस्य: of the lord of monkeys (Hanuman)
• कपीशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कपीनाम् ईशः)

• प्रसादतः: by (his) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; अर्थतः ‘प्रसादेन/प्रसादात्’

• हनुमत्-प्रतिमाम्: an image of Hanuman
• हनुमत्-प्रतिमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (हनुमतः प्रतिमा)

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• विलिखेत्: should draw/inscribe
• विलिखेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्-पुरः: in front of it/that
• तत्-पुरः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुरस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (in front of that); ‘तत्पुरः’ इति अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः

• मनुम्: the mantra (manu)
• मनुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; अत्र ‘मन्त्र/मनु-नामकं’ इत्यर्थे

Speaker

Narada (in instruction mode within a technical/ritual passage; traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Kapisha

FAQs

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

It teaches that success in aims is rooted in divine grace (prasāda) and prescribes a concrete upāsanā: establishing a sacred focus by drawing Hanumān’s form and placing the mantra before it.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical reverence—approaching Hanumān as Kapīśa, relying on his prasāda, and performing worshipful acts (pratimā and mantra) that cultivate surrender and focused remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical practice: mantra-lekhana (inscribing the mantra) and pratimā-vilekhana (drawing the deity’s form) as part of disciplined upāsanā aligned with procedural precision emphasized in technical sections.