Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 193

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

Devanagari script

सर्वासुरांतके पश्चात्प्रसीदयुगलेति च । वर्मास्त्रवह्निजायांतकौमोदकि हृक्षतिमः ॥ १९३ ॥

Transliteration

sarvāsurāṃtake paścātprasīdayugaleti ca | varmāstravahnijāyāṃtakaumodaki hṛkṣatimaḥ || 193 ||

Translation

“സർവാസുരാന്തക” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം “പ്രസീദ-യുഗല” എന്നു പറയണം. ഇതിൽ “വർമാസ്ത്ര”, “വഹ്നി”, “ജായാന്ത”, “കൗമോദകീ”, “ഹൃക്ഷതി”, “തിമഃ” എന്നീ പദങ്ങളും ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सर्व-असुर-अन्तके: O slayer of all demons
• सर्व-असुर-अन्तके: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां असुराणां अन्तकः)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्रसीद: be pleased
• प्रसीद: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-सीद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• युगले: in a pair / twice
• युगले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; मन्त्रपाठे ‘युगले’ इति पदनिर्देशः (in the pair/twice)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• वर्म-अस्त्र-वह्नि-जाया-अन्त: (the segment) ‘varma-astra-vahni-jāyā-anta’
• वर्म-अस्त्र-वह्नि-जाया-अन्त: Vishaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + जाया (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समासपदानुसार), प्रातिपदिक-समूहः; तत्पुरुष-समासः (श्रृङ्खला); मन्त्राङ्ग-नाम (mantric segment name)

• कौमोदकि: O Kaumodaki (mace)
• कौमोदकि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौमोदकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• हृक्षतिमः: Hṛkṣatima (name/epithet; uncertain)
• हृक्षतिमः: Karta/Name (कर्ता/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृक्षतिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप (rare/unclear form in transmission)

Speaker

Narada (in a technical/mantric listing within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It preserves a technical sequence of sacred epithets/terms used in recitation, emphasizing ordered nāma-ucchāraṇa (name-chanting) as a disciplined method for invoking divine protection and grace—especially in Vishnu-centered practice.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through precise remembrance and vocalization of Vishnu-linked names and attributes (e.g., Kaumodakī), showing devotion as both heartfelt praise and correct, tradition-preserving practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects procedural chanting/recitation order and preservation of specific mantric terms—skills aligned with Vedanga concerns such as śikṣā (phonetics/recitation discipline) and ritual-technical transmission.