Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116

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

Devanagari script

अचिरादेव शत्रूणां ग्रामान्संप्रदहेत्सुधीः । ध्यात्वा प्रयाणसमये हनुमन्तं जपेन्मनुम् ॥ ११६ ॥

Transliteration

acirādeva śatrūṇāṃ grāmānsaṃpradahetsudhīḥ | dhyātvā prayāṇasamaye hanumantaṃ japenmanum || 116 ||

Translation

സുധീൻ അചിരത്തിൽ തന്നെ ശത്രുക്കളുടെ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളെ ദഹിപ്പിക്കും; യാത്ര പുറപ്പെടുന്ന സമയത്ത് ഹനുമാനെ ധ്യാനിച്ച് മന്ത്രജപം ചെയ്യണം॥

Word by Word

• अचिरात्: soon
• अचिरात्: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘soon’

• एव: certainly
• एव: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• शत्रूणाम्: of enemies
• शत्रूणाम्: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Gen.), बहुवचन (pl.)

• ग्रामान्: villages
• ग्रामान्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Acc.), बहुवचन (pl.)

• संप्रदहेत्: would burn completely
• संप्रदहेत्: क्रिया (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र- दह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nom.), एकवचन (sg.); समासः—सु (good) + धी (intellect) → ‘wise’

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated (on)
• ध्यात्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (पूर्वक्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive)

• प्रयाणसमये: at the time of departure
• प्रयाणसमये: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाण-समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Loc.), एकवचन (sg.); समासः—प्रयाणस्य समयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• हनुमन्तम्: Hanuman
• हनुमन्तम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object of ‘जपेत्/ध्याने’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: क्रिया (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मनुम्: the mantra
• मनुम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मन्त्रार्थे

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on mantra-prayoga within the Vedanga/technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It presents Hanumān-dhyāna combined with mantra-japa as a practical protective discipline, emphasizing that focused remembrance (dhyāna) empowers mantra-prayoga in moments of risk such as departure.

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

By directing the practitioner to meditate on Hanumān before japa, the verse frames effectiveness as arising from devotional recollection of a divine exemplar of strength, service, and unwavering faith.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied use of mantra) with a specified timing (prayāṇa-samaya) and prerequisite mental discipline (dhyāna), reflecting the technical, procedure-oriented character of the Book 1.3 Vedanga-style teachings.