Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 173

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

Devanagari script

अष्टच्छदांतः षट्कोणं साध्यनामसमन्वितम् । षट्कोणेषु ध्रुवं ङेंतमांजनेयपदं लिखेत् ॥ १७३ ॥

Transliteration

aṣṭacchadāṃtaḥ ṣaṭkoṇaṃ sādhyanāmasamanvitam | ṣaṭkoṇeṣu dhruvaṃ ṅeṃtamāṃjaneyapadaṃ likhet || 173 ||

Translation

À l’intérieur de l’enceinte de lotus aux huit pétales, qu’on trace un hexagone et qu’on y inscrive, au centre, le nom du but à accomplir (sādhya). Aux six angles de l’hexagone, qu’on écrive la syllabe immuable (dhruva) et le mot « Ṅeṃ », avec l’épithète « Āñjaneya ».

Word by Word

• अष्टच्छद-अन्तः: having the end/border of eight petals (eight-leaved)
• अष्टच्छद-अन्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + छद (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—अष्टच्छदस्य अन्तः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• षट्कोणम्: a hexagon
• षट्कोणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः

• साध्य-नाम-समन्वितम्: endowed with the name of the sādhya (deity to be accomplished)
• साध्य-नाम-समन्वितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अन्वि/इ धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (षट्कोणम् इति); समासः—साध्यस्य नाम्ना समन्वितम्

• षट्कोणेषु: in the hexagons/within the hexagon’s parts
• षट्कोणेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः

• ध्रुवम्: the fixed syllable/constant (dhruva)
• ध्रुवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ङेंत-मांजनेय-पदम्: the mantra-word ‘ṅeṃt’ and the word ‘māñjaneya’ (as a pada)
• ङेंत-मांजनेय-पदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ङेंत (मन्त्राक्षर/प्रातिपदिकवत्) + माञ्जनेय (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—(ङेंत) (माञ्जनेयस्य) पदम् (मन्त्रपदम्)

• लिखेत्: should write
• लिखेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Āñjaneya (Hanumān)

FAQs

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

It gives a precise yantra-writing rule: sacred geometry (eight-petalled lotus and hexagon) is used as a disciplined container for mantra and intention (sādhya), aligning the practitioner’s goal with a fixed seed-syllable (dhruva) and the invoked deity-name (Āñjaneya).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as focused upāsanā: the devotee places the deity’s epithet (Āñjaneya) and the intended purpose within a consecrated diagram, showing devotion as concentrated remembrance and ritual precision rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical ritual procedure—mantra-bīja placement and yantra geometry—skills associated with applied sacred phonetics and ritual method (often treated alongside Vedanga-style technical disciplines in Purāṇic instruction).