Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca

Māruti-kavaca

Devanagari script

भविष्यदेतन्निर्द्दिष्टं बालभावेन नारद । श्रीरामेणांजनासूनासूनोर्भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

bhaviṣyadetannirddiṣṭaṃ bālabhāvena nārada | śrīrāmeṇāṃjanāsūnāsūnorbhuktimuktipradāyakam || 7 ||

Translation

O Nārada, this has been foretold for the time to come: by taking on the mood of a child, Śrī Rāma will grant to Añjanā’s grandson—Māruti (Hanumān)—both worldly enjoyment and liberation.

Word by Word

• bhaviṣyat: future, forthcoming
• bhaviṣyat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhū (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त-रूपेण भविष्यदर्थ (future sense adjective); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; ‘future/that will be’ (qualifying etat)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• nirddiṣṭam: declared
• nirddiṣṭam: Kriyā (वर्णन/निर्देश)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√diś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; ‘indicated/declared’

• bāla-bhāvena: with childlike disposition
• bāla-bhāvena: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष ‘बालः भावः’; पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे/भाववाचक

• nārada: O Nārada
• nārada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; संबोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• śrī-rāmeṇa: by Lord Rāma
• śrī-rāmeṇa: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (honorific); पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन

• añjanā-sūnā-sūnoḥ: of the son of Añjanā’s son
• añjanā-sūnā-sūnoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: añjanā (प्रातिपदिक) + sūnu (प्रातिपदिक) + sūnu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (añjanāyāḥ sūnoḥ sūnuḥ); पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन; ‘of the son of Añjanā’s son’ (i.e., descendant of Hanumān)

• bhukti-mukti-pradāyakam: bestowing enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-pradāyakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyaka (प्रातिपदिक; √dā causative + ṇvul)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद + तत्पुरुष (bhukti-muktiṃ pradāyakam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (of etat/nirddiṣṭam)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in discourse to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Shri Rama
• Anjana

FAQs

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

It highlights that a pure, childlike inner attitude (bāla-bhāva) in devotion is powerful enough to attract Śrī Rāma’s grace, yielding both worldly well-being (bhukti) and final liberation (mukti).

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

Bhakti here is defined less by external complexity and more by heartfelt simplicity—approaching the Lord with innocent trust and dependence, which becomes the decisive cause of divine bestowal (pradāyakam).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds bhāva (inner disposition) as the practical key for phala (results), a principle used in Vedic ritual theory as well: intention and mental orientation condition outcomes, even when the topic is devotional rather than technical Vedāṅga procedure.