Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

ध्रुवो हृद्धनुमान्ङेंतोऽथ प्रकटपराक्रमः । आक्रांतदिग्मंडलांते यशोवितानसंवदेत् ॥ ७२ ॥

Transliteration

dhruvo hṛddhanumānṅeṃto'tha prakaṭaparākramaḥ | ākrāṃtadigmaṃḍalāṃte yaśovitānasaṃvadet || 72 ||

Translation

Then Dhruva—steadfast at heart, bow in hand, and manifest in valor—having overrun the limits of the quarters, causes the canopy of his fame to resound everywhere.

Word by Word

• ध्रुवः: Dhruva (name/syllable)
• ध्रुवः: Vishaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; mantra-syllable/name (also ‘fixed/steady’)

• हृत्-धनुमान्: Hṛd-dhanumān (name/epithet)
• हृत्-धनुमान्: Vishaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत्/हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + धनुमत्/धनुमान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; mantra-name/epithet (lit. ‘heart-bowed’)

• ङेन्तः: ṅenta (phonetic/mantric element)
• ङेन्तः: Vishaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ङेन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; mantra/phonetic term (as transmitted)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then/next)

• प्रकट-पराक्रमः: of manifest valor
• प्रकट-पराक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकट (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (one whose valor is manifest); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आक्रान्त-दिक्-मण्डल-अन्ते: at the far end of the compass/regions
• आक्रान्त-दिक्-मण्डल-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आक्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √क्रम् with आ) + दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास used adverbially; (locative sense) ‘at the end/limit of the compass-circle that is overrun’

• यशः-वितान-सम्-वदेत्: should proclaim/spread fame
• यशः-वितान-सम्-वदेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वितान (प्रातिपदिक) + वद् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: पूर्वपद-समास (यशोवितान = ‘spread of fame’) + तिङन्त; विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘should proclaim/utter’

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within the Vedanga/technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva

FAQs

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

It highlights steadfastness (dhruvatā) and disciplined courage as causes for enduring renown—suggesting that inner firmness and righteous effort expand one’s influence across all directions.

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

While not explicitly a bhakti-verse, it supports bhakti ethics: a devoted life requires steadiness of heart and fearless perseverance; such integrity naturally spreads one’s good name and inspires dharmic living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly uses poetic/technical diction rather than a direct Vedanga rule; it exemplifies precise compound usage (samāsa) and evocative semantic construction valuable for Vyākaraṇa-style reading.