Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 189

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

Devanagari script

हययुग्मं सर्वदुष्टभयमन्ते कुरुद्वयम् । छिंधिद्वयं ततः पश्चाद्विदारययुगं ततः ॥ १८९ ॥

Transliteration

hayayugmaṃ sarvaduṣṭabhayamante kurudvayam | chiṃdhidvayaṃ tataḥ paścādvidārayayugaṃ tataḥ || 189 ||

Translation

അവസാനം ‘ഹയയുഗ്മ’ എന്ന ദ്വന്ദ്വം, എല്ലാ ദുഷ്ടഭയവും അകറ്റുന്നതായി, ന്യസിക്കണം. പിന്നെ ‘കുരുദ്വയം’, അതിന് ശേഷം ‘ഛിംധിദ്വയം’, തുടർന്ന് ‘വിദാരയയുഗം’ ക്രമമായി സ്ഥാപിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• हय-युग्मम्: the pair ‘haya’ (horse-pair)
• हय-युग्मम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); मन्त्रपद (mantra-word)

• सर्व-दुष्ट-भयम्: fear of all evil (or: all-evil-fear)
• सर्व-दुष्ट-भयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + दुष्ट + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); मन्त्रपद

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative) एकवचन used adverbially (‘at the end’)

• कुरु-द्वयम्: the pair ‘kuru’
• कुरु-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); मन्त्रपद

• छिन्धि-द्वयम्: the pair ‘cut!’ (chiṇdhi)
• छिन्धि-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिद् (धातु) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘छिन्धि’ = लोट् (Imperative) मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन (2nd sg) परस्मैपद, मन्त्रपदत्वेन नामवत्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमबोधक (adverb: ‘then/thereafter’)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb: ‘afterwards’)

• विदारय-युगम्: the pair ‘tear apart!’ (vidāraya)
• विदारय-युगम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदारय (धातु √दॄ/√दर् causative sense) + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘विदारय’ = लोट् (Imperative) मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन (2nd sg) परस्मैपद, मन्त्रपदत्वेन नामवत्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमबोधक

Speaker

Narada (instructional passage within Vedanga/technical arrangement)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It presents a technical, sequential placement of specific mantra-units (pairs) intended to create spiritual protection—especially the final placement aimed at countering harmful or wicked influences.

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

Indirectly: it supports devotion by prescribing protective ritual-mantra structure, helping the practitioner maintain steadiness and purity for worship and remembrance without obstruction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A procedural, technical use of mantra arrangement (akin to nyāsa/krama) where named units are placed in a prescribed order—reflecting applied ritual methodology within Vedanga-style instruction.