Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112

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

Devanagari script

अष्टोत्तरशतं नित्यं नक्तभोजी जितेंद्रियः । जपित्वा क्षुद्ररोगेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ ११२ ॥

Transliteration

aṣṭottaraśataṃ nityaṃ naktabhojī jiteṃdriyaḥ | japitvā kṣudrarogebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 112 ||

Translation

He who is self-controlled, eats only at night, and daily repeats it one hundred and eight times, becomes freed from minor ailments—of this there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• अष्ट-उत्तर-शतम्: one hundred and eight (times)
• अष्ट-उत्तर-शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: ‘अष्ट अधिकं शतम्’ = 108

• नित्यम्: daily; always
• नित्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण द्वितीया), ‘always/regularly’

• नक्त-भोजी: one who eats at night (night-only eater)
• नक्त-भोजी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजिन्/भोजी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: ‘नक्तं भोजी’ = one who eats at night

• जित-इन्द्रियः: self-controlled (having conquered the senses)
• जित-इन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त, क्त from जि धातु) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहिः: ‘जितानि इन्द्रियाणि येन’

• जपित्वा: having recited
• जपित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु) → जपित्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव), ‘having recited’

• क्षुद्र-रोगेभ्यः: from minor ailments
• क्षुद्र-रोगेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मधारयः: ‘क्षुद्राः रोगाः’

• मुच्यते: is released/freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive sense (कर्मणि-प्रयोगः): ‘is freed’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय): ‘here/in this matter’

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a didactic context on japa/vow-based remedies)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It links bodily well-being with dharmic discipline: self-restraint, a regulated diet (naktabhojana), and steady japa are presented as purifying practices that remove minor afflictions.

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

Though the specific mantra is not named in this verse, the method is devotional in spirit: daily remembrance through japa, supported by vrata-like restraint, is treated as a reliable means to receive protective grace and restore balance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical ritual discipline: a fixed japa-saṅkhyā (108), niyama (daily observance), and dietary rule (night-only meal) used as a structured remedial procedure—typical of technical/ritual instruction found in the Third Pada.