Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93

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

Devanagari script

लज्जादीर्घत्रयोपेता होत्रयं चैहि युग्मकम् । विलोमं पंचकूटानि सर्वशत्रून्हनद्वयम् ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

lajjādīrghatrayopetā hotrayaṃ caihi yugmakam | vilomaṃ paṃcakūṭāni sarvaśatrūnhanadvayam || 93 ||

Translation

Unis les syllabes commençant par « lajjā » avec trois voyelles longues ; puis prends la triade « hotrayaṃ » et la paire « caihi ». Ensuite, applique l’ordre inversé (viloma), forme les cinq amas (pañcakūṭāni) et ajoute le double « hana », réputé anéantir tous les ennemis.

Word by Word

• लज्जा: (with) ‘lajjā’ syllable/word
• लज्जा: Visheshana (विशेषण-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; here as first member in compound (समासपूर्वपद)

• दीर्घ: long (vowel/utterance)
• दीर्घ: Visheshana (विशेषण-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; compound member (समासपूर्वपद)

• त्रय: three
• त्रय: Visheshana (विशेषण-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; numeral base used in compound

• उपेता: endowed with / accompanied by
• उपेता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; agrees with implied ‘माला/विद्या’ etc.

• होत्रयम्: the triple ‘ho’ (threefold utterance)
• होत्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हो + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

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

• एहि: come!
• एहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• युग्मकम्: a pair / the paired one
• युग्मकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• विलोमम्: in reverse order / reversed
• विलोमम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; used adverbially in mantra-instruction sense

• पञ्चकूटानि: the five ‘kūṭa’ units
• पञ्चकूटानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + कूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• सर्वशत्रून्: all enemies
• सर्वशत्रून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• हनद्वयम्: the double ‘han’ (twofold ‘kill’)
• हनद्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हन् (धातु) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘two (utterances) of han/kill’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada on technical recitation/encoded mantra construction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a technical, phonetic-mantric procedure: arranging syllables with long vowels, pairing and triads, and reversing order to produce a protective formula aimed at removing hostile forces and inner obstacles.

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

Indirectly: it shows that devotional life in the Purana also includes disciplined Vedic techniques—sound, recitation order, and mantra-structure—used to protect the sādhaka so devotion can proceed without impediments.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-prayoga: use of dīrgha (long vowels), yugma (pairing), viloma (reverse recitation), and structured grouping (kūṭa) as applied to ritual/recitational technique.