Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

मेघनादहोमपदाद्विध्वंसनपदं वदेत् । इंद्रजिदूधकारांते णसीतासक्षकेति च ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

meghanādahomapadādvidhvaṃsanapadaṃ vadet | iṃdrajidūdhakārāṃte ṇasītāsakṣaketi ca || 81 ||

Translation

Du segment de mantra nommé « Meghanāda-homa », qu’on prononce le segment « vidhvaṃsana » (qui détruit et chasse). Et à la fin du segment « Indrajit », après la terminaison en ūdhakāra, qu’on récite aussi : « ṇa-sītā-sakṣaketi ».

Word by Word

• मेघनाद-होम-पदात्: from the phrase ‘Meghanāda-homa’
• मेघनाद-होम-पदात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघनाद (प्रातिपदिक) + होम (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (‘मेघनादस्य होमपदम्’)

• विध्वंसन-पदम्: the destroying word/phrase
• विध्वंसन-पदम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विध्वंसन (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘विध्वंसनस्य पदम्’)

• वदेत्: should utter
• वदेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘should say’

• इन्द्रजित्-ऊधकार-अन्ते: at the end of ‘Indrajit-ūdhakāra’ (phrase-end marker)
• इन्द्रजित्-ऊधकार-अन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इन्द्रजित् (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊधकार (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (locative sense: ‘at the end of/after’)

• ण-सीतासक्षके-इति: ‘ṇa-sītā-sakṣake’ (as the quoted formula)
• ण-सीतासक्षके-इति: सम्बन्ध (Quoted mantra segment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ण (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर) + सीता (प्रातिपदिक) + सक्षक (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्र/बीजाक्षर-समुच्चयः; ‘इति’ उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थे; ‘ण’ बीजाक्षर (phoneme)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical mantra/recitation procedure, within Vedanga-style instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Meghanāda
• Indrajit
• Sītā

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that mantra-power depends not only on devotion but also on precise Vedic sound—correct segments (pada) and endings (anta) are integral to ritual efficacy.

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

Indirectly: it shows that devotional ritual acts (like homa) are supported by disciplined recitation. In the Narada Purana’s technical sections, bhakti is strengthened when practice is aligned with śāstric procedure.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa-style precision: identifying mantra segments, specifying an ending sound (ūdhakāra-anta), and preserving exact utterance of a formula.