Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 159

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

Devanagari script

इह लोकेऽखिलान्कामान्भुक्त्वांते मुक्तिमाप्नुयात् । सद्याचितं वायुयुग्मं हनूमंतेति चोद्धरेत् ॥ १५९ ॥

Transliteration

iha loke'khilānkāmānbhuktvāṃte muktimāpnuyāt | sadyācitaṃ vāyuyugmaṃ hanūmaṃteti coddharet || 159 ||

Translation

ಈ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಾಮನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸಿ ಅಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಜೊತೆಗೆ ತಕ್ಷಣ ಫಲಕೊಡುವ ವಾಯುಪುತ್ರನ ಯುಗ್ಮನಾಮ ‘ಹನೂಮಾನ್’ ಎಂದು ಜಪಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'here/in this world')

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अखिलान्: all
• अखिलान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'kāmān')

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), 'having enjoyed'

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; काल-अधिकरण (at the end)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: may attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'immediately')

• आचितम्: filled/collected
• आचितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आचित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ + चि (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• वायुयुग्मम्: pair of winds
• वायुयुग्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वायोः युग्मम्)

• हनूमन्ते: O Hanumān
• हनूमन्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• उद्धरेत्: should utter/recite (lift up)
• उद्धरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara style instructional frame typical of this section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Vayu

FAQs

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

It links worldly fulfillment with the higher end of life—moksha—by recommending the potent remembrance/utterance of Hanuman’s name as a swift spiritual support leading toward liberation.

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

By prescribing the utterance of “Hanūmān,” it emphasizes nāma-smaraṇa (devotional name-remembrance) as an accessible practice, where devotion expressed through mantra/japa becomes a means to inner purification and liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-prayoga (applied use of sacred utterance) and correct recitation/udāharaṇa—an applied, technical aspect aligned with Vedanga-style instruction on how mantras/names are to be employed for results.