Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca

Māruti-kavaca

Devanagari script

स्वयं ब्रह्मा स्वयं विष्णुः साक्षाद्देवो महेश्वरः । सूर्यमंडलगः श्रीदः पातु कालत्रयेऽपि माम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

svayaṃ brahmā svayaṃ viṣṇuḥ sākṣāddevo maheśvaraḥ | sūryamaṃḍalagaḥ śrīdaḥ pātu kālatraye'pi mām || 25 ||

Translation

Möge Er—der selbst Brahmā ist, selbst Viṣṇu und wahrhaft der göttliche Maheśvara—im Sonnenorbis weilend und śrī (Glanz und Gedeihen) spendend, mich in allen drei Zeiten, Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft, beschützen.

Word by Word

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/क्रियाविशेषण (indeed/oneself)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/क्रियाविशेषण

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण/निपात (directly, manifestly)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: the Great Lord (Maheśvara)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—महान् ईश्वरः

• सूर्य-मण्डल-गः: dwelling in the solar orb
• सूर्य-मण्डल-गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सूर्यमण्डले गः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः)

• श्री-दः: giver of prosperity
• श्री-दः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—श्रियं ददाति इति

• पातु: may (he) protect
• पातु: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• काल-त्रये: in the three times
• काल-त्रये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—त्रयः कालाः (past-present-future)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (stotra-style invocation within the teaching context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Maheshvara
• Surya
• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It invokes a single supreme divinity as the essence of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara, asking for protection through all phases of time (kāla-traya), emphasizing unity of the divine and continuous refuge.

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

Bhakti is expressed as śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): the devotee prays for protection to the manifest Lord in the Sūrya-maṇḍala, trusting the deity as the direct, ever-present protector and giver of auspiciousness (śrī).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses the Vedāṅga idea of kāla (time) by referring to kāla-traya and links divinity with the solar sphere (Sūrya-maṇḍala), a concept often associated with jyotiṣa-style sacred timekeeping and auspiciousness.