Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 124

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

एवं प्रजुहुयान्मंत्री कविवारेषु सप्तसु । विरोधो नश्यति क्षेत्रे शत्रुचौराद्युपद्रवाः ॥ १२४ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ prajuhuyānmaṃtrī kavivāreṣu saptasu | virodho naśyati kṣetre śatrucaurādyupadravāḥ || 124 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ മന്ത്രജ്ഞൻ ഏഴ് വ്യാഴാഴ്ചകളിൽ ഹോമം ചെയ്യണം; അപ്പോൾ ദേശത്തിലെ വിരോധം നശിക്കുകയും ശത്രു-കള്ളൻ മുതലായ ഉപദ്രവങ്ങൾ ശമിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• प्रजुहुयात्: should offer repeatedly/fully
• प्रजुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-hu (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मन्त्री: the mantra-practitioner
• मन्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कविवारेषु: on Thursdays (day of Bṛhaspati)
• कविवारेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavi-vāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, बहुवचन (locative plural)

• सप्तसु: in seven (instances/days)
• सप्तसु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (सर्वलिङ्ग) सप्तमी, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• विरोधः: opposition, conflict
• विरोधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: virodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नश्यति: perishes, disappears
• नश्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: naś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• क्षेत्रे: in the field
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शत्रु-चौर-आदि-उपद्रवाः: disturbances such as enemies and thieves
• शत्रु-चौर-आदि-उपद्रवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru (प्रातिपदिक) + caura (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + upadrava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ādi as 'etc.'; upadravāḥ qualified by śatru/caura); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual-technical context to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brihaspati (Guru/Thursday)

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-guided homa performed with correct timing (seven Thursdays) is a dharmic means to restore harmony—removing virodha (discord) and pacifying disruptive forces in one’s domain.

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

Though framed as a ritual remedy, it implies that disciplined, faith-filled mantra practice and offering (homa) aligns the practitioner with divine order, making protection and peace fruits of devoted observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual timing and calendrical/astrological selection (Bṛhaspati-vāra/Thursday) as a practical rule for rites—showing the technical use of auspicious days in mantra-based homa.