Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 144

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

Devanagari script

वह्निप्रियांतो मंत्रोऽयं दशार्णः सर्वकामदः । मुन्यादिकं च पूर्वोक्तं षडंगान्यपि पूर्ववत् ॥ १४४ ॥

Transliteration

vahnipriyāṃto maṃtro'yaṃ daśārṇaḥ sarvakāmadaḥ | munyādikaṃ ca pūrvoktaṃ ṣaḍaṃgānyapi pūrvavat || 144 ||

Translation

Voici un mantra de dix syllabes (daśārṇa) qui s’achève par les mots « vahnipriyā ». Il accorde tous les buts désirés. Le ṛṣi et les autres données préliminaires ont été dits plus haut ; les six membres auxiliaires (ṣaḍaṅga) s’appliquent ici comme auparavant.

Word by Word

• vahni-priyāntaḥ: ending with (the word) 'vahnipriyā'
• vahni-priyāntaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: 'vahni-priya-anta' = ending with 'vahnipriyā' (as a mantra-ending)

• mantraḥ: mantra
• mantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• daśārṇaḥ: ten-syllabled (tenfold)
• daśārṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + arṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Dvigu: 'daśa-arṇa' = ten-syllabled/tenfold

• sarva-kāma-daḥ: giver of all desires
• sarva-kāma-daḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक from √dā)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: 'sarvān kāmān dadāti'

• muni-ādikam: the sage etc. (ancillaries)
• muni-ādikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: 'muni-ādi' = sage etc. (r̥ṣi, chandas, devatā etc. implied)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• pūrva-uktam: previously stated
• pūrva-uktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (कृदन्त; √vac)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: 'previously said'

• ṣaṭ-aṃgāni: the six limbs (ancillaries)
• ṣaṭ-aṃgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); Dvigu: six limbs (ṣaḍaṅga)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• pūrvavat: as before
• pūrvavat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvavat (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (रीतिवाचक अव्यय)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, continuing the technical mantra-vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes correct mantra-prayoga: knowing the mantra’s form (ten-syllabled), its concluding pada, and performing the established preliminaries and ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa so the practice becomes effective and goal-fulfilling.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined devotional practice—reciting the mantra with the prescribed limbs and prior identifications (ṛṣi etc.), showing that devotion in the Purana is supported by precise ritual method.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-śāstra procedure used in ritual science: counting/defining syllables (daśārṇa), and applying ṣaḍaṅga (aṅga-mantras/nyāsa) “as previously taught,” reflecting technical continuity typical of Vedāṅga-based practice.