Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

औषधं वा जलं वापि भुक्त्वा तन्मंत्रमंत्रितम् । सर्वान्रोगान्पराभूय सुखी भवति तत्क्षणात् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

auṣadhaṃ vā jalaṃ vāpi bhuktvā tanmaṃtramaṃtritam | sarvānrogānparābhūya sukhī bhavati tatkṣaṇāt || 22 ||

Translation

Ayant consommé un médicament ou même de l'eau qui a été imprégnée par ce mantra, on surmonte toutes les maladies et on devient heureux à ce moment même.

Word by Word

• औषधम्: medicine
• औषधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Option)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Option)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• भुक्त्वा: having consumed
• भुक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having eaten/drunk’

• तत्-मन्त्र-मन्त्रितम्: consecrated by that mantra
• तत्-मन्त्र-मन्त्रितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + मन्त्र + मन्त्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष: ‘consecrated by that mantra’ (qualifying auṣadhaṃ/jalaṃ)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), बहुवचन; (रोगान्) qualifying

• रोगान्: diseases
• रोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), बहुवचन

• पराभूय: having overcome
• पराभूय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पराभू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having overcome/defeated’

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘happy’

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्-क्षणात्: instantly
• तत्-क्षणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘from that very moment/instantly’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/mantra-prayoga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra is not merely recited but can be applied as a consecrating power (saṃskāra) that transforms ordinary substances like water or medicine into a spiritually potent remedy.

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

Though framed as a technical application, it implies faith and surrender to the mantra’s divine potency; such trust and disciplined repetition align with bhakti-oriented reliance on sacred sound.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied ritual use of mantra) and the disciplined method of mantra-recitation to empower substances—an applied, technical strand associated with Vedanga-style ritual competence.