Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

नाशयेन्मूषिकालूतावृश्चिकाद्युत्थितं विषम् । लिप्ताङ्गः सर्वरोगैश्च मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

nāśayenmūṣikālūtāvṛścikādyutthitaṃ viṣam | liptāṅgaḥ sarvarogaiśca mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 79 ||

Translation

Cela détruit le venin provenant du rat, de l’araignée, du scorpion et autres semblables. Quand on en oint les membres, on est délivré de toutes les maladies—sans aucun doute.

Word by Word

• नाशयेत्: should destroy
• नाशयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense (णिच्): √नश् → नाशय (to destroy)

• मूषिका-लूता-वृश्चिका-आदि-उत्थितम्: arisen from mice, spiders, scorpions, etc.
• मूषिका-लूता-वृश्चिका-आदि-उत्थितम्: विशेषण (of ‘विषम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूषिका (प्रातिपदिक) + लूता (प्रातिपदिक) + वृश्चिका (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—(मूषिका-लूता-वृश्चिका-आदि) + उत्थित (पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-भावः: ‘arisen from ... etc.’); विशेषणम् ‘विषम्’

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: कर्म (Karma/Direct object of ‘नाशयेत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लिप्त-अङ्गः: one whose body is smeared (with it)
• लिप्त-अङ्गः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject of ‘मुच्यते’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—लिप्तानि अङ्गानि यस्य (whose limbs are smeared)

• सर्व-रोगैः: from all diseases
• सर्व-रोगैः: अपादान/वियोग (Separation: ‘from diseases’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वे रोगाः (कर्मधारयः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; √मुच् (to be released)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक (here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता/भाव (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada within the technical/vedāṅga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It presents a dharmic view of applied sacred knowledge: protection of life and health through sanctioned remedies, showing that Vedic technical teachings can support well-being alongside spiritual practice.

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

Indirectly: by preserving the body from poison and disease, one remains fit to perform dharma, japa, and worship; thus practical protection supports sustained bhakti and disciplined religious life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A pragmatic remedial instruction typical of technical sections (Book 1.3), aligning with applied traditional sciences (often grouped with auxiliary disciplines) focused on counteracting venom and alleviating disease.