Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 161

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

Devanagari script

लोहितो गरुडो हेतिबाणनेत्राक्षरो मनुः । मुन्यादिकं तु पूर्वोक्तं प्लीहरोगहरो हरिः ॥ १६१ ॥

Transliteration

lohito garuḍo hetibāṇanetrākṣaro manuḥ | munyādikaṃ tu pūrvoktaṃ plīharogaharo hariḥ || 161 ||

Translation

‘ലോഹിത’, ‘ഗരുഡ’, ‘ഹേതിബാണ-നേത്രാക്ഷര’ എന്ന മന്ത്രവും ‘മനു’വും—ഇവ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. ‘മുനി’ മുതലായ കൂട്ടം മുമ്പേ പറഞ്ഞിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഹരി പ്ലീഹാരോഗം അകറ്റുന്നവൻ.

Word by Word

• लोहितः: Lohita (name)
• लोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हेतिबाणनेत्राक्षरः: Heti-bāṇa-netra-akṣara (mantra/name)
• हेतिबाणनेत्राक्षरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेति (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (मन्त्र/नामरूपेण)

• मनुः: Manu (a mantra/name)
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुन्यादिकम्: the set beginning with 'muni' etc.
• मुन्यादिकम्: Karma/Topic (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत्/तत्पुरुष (मुन्यादि = 'beginning with muni')

• तु: indeed
• तु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• पूर्वोक्तम्: previously stated
• पूर्वोक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त; वच् धातु + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय ('previously said')

• प्लीहरोगहरः: remover of spleen-disease
• प्लीहरोगहरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लीहा (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्लीहा-रोगस्य हरः)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in instruction/dialogue within the Vedanga/technical section, traditionally framed with Sanatkumara’s discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Garuda
• Manu

FAQs

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

It presents specific divine names/mantra-designations of Hari and states a focused phala (result): remembrance/japa of Hari as ‘plīharogahara’ is linked with relief from spleen-related ailments, showing how nāma and mantra are used as spiritual-therapeutic supports.

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

Bhakti is expressed through reverent recitation and remembrance of Hari’s names; the verse treats divine epithets as accessible forms of devotion where faith-filled nāma-japa is connected with tangible welfare (health) and thus sustains continuous devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical cataloging of mantra/nāma forms (a Vedanga-adjacent, applied tradition), where precise mantra-titles and epithets are preserved and associated with specific results (phala), a common feature in ritual manuals and ancillary Vedic practice.