Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca

Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta

Devanagari script

एतस्तस्य समाख्याताः सर्वावरणदेवताः । सर्वतो मां सदा पातुं सर्वशक्तिसमन्विताः ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

etastasya samākhyātāḥ sarvāvaraṇadevatāḥ | sarvato māṃ sadā pātuṃ sarvaśaktisamanvitāḥ || 30 ||

Translation

So sind die Gottheiten verkündet worden, die über alle Āvaraṇas, die schützenden Umfriedungen jenes (Ritus/Mantras), wachen. Mit allen Kräften ausgestattet, mögen sie mich stets von allen Seiten beschützen.

Word by Word

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समाख्याताः: have been described
• समाख्याताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त): ‘समाख्यात’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘declared/described’

• सर्व-आवरण-देवताः: deities of all the enclosures
• सर्व-आवरण-देवताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आवरण (प्रातिपदिक) + देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वेषाम् आवरणानाम् देवताः’

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time): ‘always’

• पातुम्: to protect
• पातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive): ‘to protect’

• सर्व-शक्ति-समन्विताः: endowed with all powers
• सर्व-शक्ति-समन्विताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्-अन्वि-इ धातु/सम्-अन्वि-इति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण: क्त ‘समन्वित’; तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वशक्त्या समन्विताः’ (endowed with all powers)

Speaker

Narada (within an instructional passage; traditional dialogue context is Narada teaching/reciting in a Sanatkumara-linked discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Āvaraṇa-devatāḥ

FAQs

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

It seals the preceding enumeration of āvaraṇa-devatās by turning it into a protective prayer—affirming that correctly invoked presiding deities form a complete spiritual “shield” on all sides.

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

Bhakti appears here as śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge): the devotee petitions empowered deities for constant protection, expressing dependence and remembrance rather than mere technique.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A prayoga-style conclusion typical of technical/ritual sections: after listing presiding powers (āvaraṇas), the practitioner recites a protective phala-prārthanā, reflecting applied ritual organization (kalpa-like method) within Book 1.3.