Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

राक्षसीसंघशब्दांते विदारणपदं वदेत् । कुंभकर्णादिसंकीर्त्यवधांते च परायण ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

rākṣasīsaṃghaśabdāṃte vidāraṇapadaṃ vadet | kuṃbhakarṇādisaṃkīrtyavadhāṃte ca parāyaṇa || 82 ||

Translation

At the end of the expression “the host of rākṣasīs,” one should utter the word “vidāraṇa” (“rending/tearing apart”). And after mentioning Kumbhakarṇa and the others, at the conclusion of the slaying, one should recite the concluding portion as the final recitation (parāyaṇa).

Word by Word

• राक्षसी-संघ-शब्द-अन्ते: at the end of the words ‘rākṣasī-saṅgha’
• राक्षसी-संघ-शब्द-अन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: राक्षसी (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (locative sense: ‘at the end of/after’)

• विदारण-पदम्: the tearing-asunder word/phrase
• विदारण-पदम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदारण (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘विदारणस्य पदम्’)

• वदेत्: should utter
• वदेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• कुम्भकर्ण-आदि-संकीर्त्य-वध-अन्ते: at the end of ‘having mentioned Kumbhakarṇa etc., (then) the slaying’ (phrase-end marker)
• कुम्भकर्ण-आदि-संकीर्त्य-वध-अन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुम्भकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + संकीर्त्य (कृदन्त, √कीर्त् with सम्-, absolutive) + वध (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (locative sense: ‘at the end of/after’); मध्ये ‘संकीर्त्य’ = ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• परायण: O devoted one / one who has taken refuge
• परायण: सम्बोधन/विशेषण (Address/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (पाठभेदसम्भव), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे अपि सम्भवः

Speaker

Narada (in an instructional passage on correct recitation markers within a narrative/ritual reading)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarna

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined, rule-based sacred reading (parāyaṇa), where even specific words and endpoints are to be recited with care—supporting purity of transmission and the intended spiritual effect of the text.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent attentiveness to śravaṇa and pāṭha (hearing/recitation): devotion is not only emotion, but also faithful adherence to the prescribed way of reciting and completing a sacred reading.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation discipline) and allied textual procedure: the verse specifies where to insert a particular term and where to mark completion (parāyaṇa), reflecting technical guidance for accurate ritual reading.