Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca

Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta

Devanagari script

महायोगसमायुक्तः सर्वदिक्चक्रमंडलः । महायोगीश्वरः पातु सर्वतो मम पद्मभृत् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

mahāyogasamāyuktaḥ sarvadikcakramaṃḍalaḥ | mahāyogīśvaraḥ pātu sarvato mama padmabhṛt || 26 ||

Translation

Que el Señor, unido al Yoga Supremo, cuyo ámbito es la rueda de todas las direcciones, el Gran Señor de los yoguis—Él, el Portador del loto—me proteja por todos los lados.

Word by Word

• महायोग-समायुक्तः: endowed with great yoga
• महायोग-समायुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायोग (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त; सम्-आ-युज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण: क्त (past passive participle) from सम्+आ+युज्

• सर्व-दिक्-चक्र-मण्डलः: the circle/mandala of the wheel of all directions
• सर्व-दिक्-चक्र-मण्डलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास: सर्वदिक् (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ) + चक्रमण्डल (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• महायोगीश्वरः: Lord of great yogins
• महायोगीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘महायोगिनाम् ईश्वरः’

• पातु: may (he) protect
• पातु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘from all sides/everywhere’

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

• पद्मभृत्: the lotus-bearer
• पद्मभृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + भृत् (कृदन्त; भृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्त-नाम: क्विप्/कृत् ‘भृत्’ (bearer); षष्ठी/कर्मधारयार्थ-तत्पुरुष: ‘पद्मं बिभर्ति’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It is a protective invocation (rakṣā-prārthanā) that places the devotee under Vishnu’s all-directional guardianship, affirming Him as the supreme yogic Lord who pervades the cosmic mandala.

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

Bhakti is expressed as surrender: the devotee directly appeals to the Lotus-bearer for protection, trusting the Lord’s omnipresence and supremacy rather than relying on personal power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses a directional-cosmology frame (sarva-dik, cakra, maṇḍala) typical of ritual and mantra application—invoking protection from all quarters as done in prayogas of stotra and nyāsa-style recitation.