Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca

Māruti-kavaca

Devanagari script

भक्तानां दिव्यवादेषु संग्रामे जयकारिणे । किल्किलावुवकाराय घोरशब्दकराय च ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

bhaktānāṃ divyavādeṣu saṃgrāme jayakāriṇe | kilkilāvuvakārāya ghoraśabdakarāya ca || 47 ||

Translation

Ehrerbietung Ihm—der den Bhaktas im göttlichen Ringen der Schlacht den Sieg verleiht; der die jubelnden Kriegsschreie, die „kilkilā“-Rufe, erhebt; und der den furchterregenden, donnernden Klang hervorbringt.

Word by Word

• भक्तानाम्: of the devotees
• भक्तानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• दिव्य-वादेषु: in the divine proclamations/utterances
• दिव्य-वादेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (दिव्याः वादाः)

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• जय-कारिणे: to the one who brings victory
• जय-कारिणे: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (जयम् करोति)

• किल्किला-वुव-काराय: to the maker of the ‘kilkilā’ and ‘vuvu’ sounds
• किल्किला-वुव-काराय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्किला + वुव + कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ध्वन्यनुकरण-शब्दसमासः: किल्किला/वुव (onomatopoeia) + कार (कर्ता/कर)

• घोर-शब्द-कराय: to the maker of a dreadful sound
• घोर-शब्द-कराय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोर + शब्द + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः: घोरशब्द (कर्मधारयः: घोरः शब्दः) + कर (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: … करोति)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (in a stotra-style enumeration of divine epithets, within the Narada–Sanatkumara teaching frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It praises the Lord as the protector who turns conflict into victory for devotees, emphasizing divine guardianship expressed through sacred sound and triumphant proclamation.

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

Bhakti is shown as reliance on the Lord’s power rather than one’s own; the devotee’s victory is depicted as the Lord’s grace, invoked through reverent praise (stotra) and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It indirectly highlights the power of sound (nāda) and voiced recitation—relevant to Śikṣā (phonetics) and Chandas/recitational discipline—where correct utterance in praise is treated as spiritually efficacious.