Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 167

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

Devanagari script

बंधमोक्षं कुरुयुगं स्वाहांतोऽयं मनुर्मतः । ईश्वरोऽस्य मुनिश्छन्दोऽनुष्टुप्च देवता पुनः ॥ १६७ ॥

Transliteration

baṃdhamokṣaṃ kuruyugaṃ svāhāṃto'yaṃ manurmataḥ | īśvaro'sya muniśchando'nuṣṭupca devatā punaḥ || 167 ||

Translation

Le mantra est tenu pour être : «bandhamokṣaṁ kuruyugaṁ», se terminant par «svāhā». Son voyant (ṛṣi) est Īśvara; son mètre est Anuṣṭubh; et sa divinité présidante est, à nouveau, Īśvara.

Word by Word

• बंध-मोक्षम्: bondage and liberation
• बंध-मोक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बंध + मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (dvandva treated as neuter singular)

• कुरु-युगम्: the ‘kuru’ pair/formula
• कुरु-युगम्: Vishaya (विषय/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (आज्ञार्थ-धात्वर्थ/imperative stem from √कृ) + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular; mantra-compound meaning ‘the pair (of words) “kur(u)”’

• स्वाहा-अन्तः: ending with ‘svāhā’
• स्वाहा-अन्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वाहा + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying ‘अयं मनुः’

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative, Singular

• मनुः: mantra (manu)
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्‍त्र/मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मतः: is regarded (as)
• मतः: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मत (कृदन्त; √मन् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘is considered’

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्य: of this (mantra)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive, Singular

• मुनिः: sage (seer)
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• छन्दः: meter
• छन्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुष्टुप्: Anuṣṭubh (meter)
• अनुष्टुप्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुष्टुप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (छन्दोनाम), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवता: presiding deity
• देवता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/समुच्चयार्थ (again/further)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the mantra’s lakṣaṇa/viniyoga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara

FAQs

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

It gives the mantra’s formal Vedic identification—its wording, ending, seer, metre, and deity—so it can be applied correctly for aims connected with bondage (bandha) and liberation (mokṣa).

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

By assigning Īśvara as both ṛṣi and devatā, the verse places the mantra’s efficacy in God-centered orientation—recitation is framed as directed to the Lord, aligning practice with devotion and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-viniyoga fundamentals: identifying ṛṣi, chandas (Anuṣṭubh), and devatā, and noting the “svāhā” ending used for ritualized mantra application.