Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

दिशं पातु तथा दक्षपार्श्वं मे पातु सर्वदा । नित्यक्लिन्नाथं भेरुण्डादिशं मे पातु कौणपीम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

diśaṃ pātu tathā dakṣapārśvaṃ me pātu sarvadā | nityaklinnāthaṃ bheruṇḍādiśaṃ me pātu kauṇapīm || 25 ||

Translation

May (the Lord) safeguard the directions, and may He ever protect my right side. May Nityaklinnātha defend me, and may Kauṇapī protect me in the direction presided over by Bheruṇḍa.

Word by Word

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पातु: may protect
• पातु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus/also)

• दक्ष-पार्श्वम्: right side
• दक्ष-पार्श्वम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• पातु: may protect
• पातु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• नित्य-क्लिन्नाथम्: Nityaklinnātha (a divine lord/title)
• नित्य-क्लिन्नाथम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य + क्लिन्ना + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवीनाम (name/title)

• भेरुण्डा-दिशम्: the Bheruṇḍā direction (a specific quarter)
• भेरुण्डा-दिशम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरुण्डा + दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पातु: may protect
• पातु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कौणपीम्: Kauṇapī (Goddess/name)
• कौणपीम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौणपी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवीनाम (name)

Speaker

Narada (as a transmitted protective mantra/stotra within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Nityaklinnātha
• Bheruṇḍa
• Kauṇapī

FAQs

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

It functions as a rakṣā-prayoga (protective invocation), asking divine powers to guard the practitioner’s directions and body (especially the right side), expressing surrender and trust in sacred protection.

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

Bhakti here is practical: protection is sought not through force but through remembrance and invocation of divine names/forms, aligning daily life with dependence on the Lord’s guardianship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-prayoga and dik-rakṣā (directional protection) applications—procedural, technical usage of sacred speech typical of Vedanga-adjacent ritual practice.