Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 171

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

सप्तावृत्त्यारिरोगादिकृत्यापस्मारनाशनम् । अष्टावृत्त्या नरो भूपान्निग्रहानुग्रहक्षमः ॥ १७१ ॥

Transliteration

saptāvṛttyārirogādikṛtyāpasmāranāśanam | aṣṭāvṛttyā naro bhūpānnigrahānugrahakṣamaḥ || 171 ||

Translation

Par sept répétitions sont détruites les maladies hostiles, les rites malfaisants et l’épilepsie. Par huit répétitions, l’homme devient capable de supporter le châtiment du roi ou d’obtenir sa faveur.

Word by Word

• sapta-āvṛttyā: by seven repetitions
• sapta-āvṛttyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + āvṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः

• ari-roga-ādi-kṛtyā-apasmāra-nāśanam: destruction of enemy-disease etc., sorcery, and epilepsy
• ari-roga-ādi-kṛtyā-apasmāra-nāśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ari (प्रातिपदिक) + roga (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtyā (प्रातिपदिक) + apasmāra (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः—'ariroga-ādi-kṛtyā-apasmārāṇāṃ nāśanam' (destruction of ...)

• aṣṭa-āvṛttyā: by eight repetitions
• aṣṭa-āvṛttyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + āvṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• bhūpān: kings
• bhūpān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• nigraha-anugraha-kṣamaḥ: capable of punishment and favor
• nigraha-anugraha-kṣamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nigraha (प्रातिपदिक) + anugraha (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद + तत्पुरुषार्थः—'nigrahaś ca anugrahaś ca tayor kṣamaḥ' (capable of restraint and favor)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It presents mantra-japa as a disciplined Vedic remedy (śānti) whose results scale with exact repetitions, linking inner practice to tangible protection from afflictions and hostile influences.

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

While framed as a technical japa-phala teaching, it implies that steady, repeated remembrance through mantra produces protective grace and stability—supporting a devotee’s life so bhakti can be practiced without obstacles.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A procedural, count-based application of mantra-japa (āvṛtti) used for śānti and protection—typical of applied Vedic disciplines connected with ritual practice and remedial rites.