Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 157

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

Devanagari script

यामिनीषु समायाति नियतं पवनात्मजः । यथेप्सितं वरं दद्यात्साधकाय कपीश्वरः ॥ १५७ ॥

Transliteration

yāminīṣu samāyāti niyataṃ pavanātmajaḥ | yathepsitaṃ varaṃ dadyātsādhakāya kapīśvaraḥ || 157 ||

Translation

夜ごとに、風神の子パヴァナートマジャは必ず来臨する。かくして猿族の主カピーシュヴァラは、修行者に望みのままの恩寵（ヴァラ）を授け給う。

Word by Word

• यामिनीषु: in the nights
• यामिनीषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), बहुवचन

• समायाति: comes/arrives
• समायाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नियमितम्: certainly
• नियमितम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि-यम् (धातु)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative) from ‘नियत’ (fixed/certain)

• पवनात्मजः: Pavanātmaja (Hanumān)
• पवनात्मजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन-आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘पवनस्य आत्मजः’ (son of the Wind)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (as/according as)

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘वरम्’)

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साधकाय: to the practitioner
• साधकाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/Dative), एकवचन

• कपीश्वरः: Kapīśvara (lord of monkeys)
• कपीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘कपीनाम् ईश्वरः’

Speaker

Narada (instructing within a Vedanga/ritual-application section, traditionally framed as Narada’s teaching to the Sanatkumāras)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pavana
• Pavanatmaja (Hanuman)
• Kapishvara

FAQs

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

It presents Hanumān (Pavanātmaja) as a responsive divine ally to disciplined sādhana—emphasizing certainty of grace when practice is done with niyama (regulated observance).

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

By portraying Kapīśvara as granting boons to the sādhaka, it highlights devotional reliance on a devoted servant of Viṣṇu/Rāma—suggesting that sincere bhakti expressed through steady practice draws divine presence and favor.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual discipline (niyama) and time-based practice (night observance), aligning with technical guidance often connected to Kalpa-style ritual procedure and auspicious timing used in mantra-sādhanā.