Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 168

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

Devanagari script

श्रृंखलामोचरः श्रीमान्हनूमान्पवनात्मजः । हं बीजं ठद्वयं शक्तिर्बंधमोक्षे नियोगता ॥ १६८ ॥

Transliteration

śrṛṃkhalāmocaraḥ śrīmānhanūmānpavanātmajaḥ | haṃ bījaṃ ṭhadvayaṃ śaktirbaṃdhamokṣe niyogatā || 168 ||

Translation

പവനപുത്രനായ ശ്രീമാൻ ഹനുമാൻ ‘ശൃംഖലാ-മോചകൻ’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധൻ. അവന്റെ ബീജം ‘ഹം’; ശക്തി ‘ഠ’യുടെ ദ്വയം; ബന്ധവും മോക്ഷവും—ഇരുവർക്കും നിയുക്തൻ।

Word by Word

• शृङ्खला-मोचरः: the releaser from chains
• शृङ्खला-मोचरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्खला (प्रातिपदिक) + मोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शृङ्खलायाः मोचरः)

• श्रीमान्: glorious, endowed with prosperity
• श्रीमान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• हनूमान्: Hanumān
• हनूमान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पवन-आत्मजः: son of the Wind-god
• पवन-आत्मजः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पवनस्य आत्मजः)

• हं: “haṃ” (seed syllable)
• हं: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय-स्वरूप)
• Form: अव्यय; मन्त्र-बीजाक्षर (seed syllable)

• बीजम्: seed (mantra)
• बीजम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• ठद्वयम्: the pair of “ṭha” (two ṭha-s)
• ठद्वयम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ठ (अक्षर/प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वौ ठकारौ)

• शक्तिः: power, śakti
• शक्तिः: Visheshya (विशेष्य/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बन्ध-मोक्षे: in bondage and liberation
• बन्ध-मोक्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• नियोगता: application/appointment; prescribed use
• नियोगता: Visheshya (विशेष्य/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियोगता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/mantra-vidya section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Pavana (Vayu)

FAQs

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

It frames Hanumān as a liberating divine force—specifically a remover of binding conditions—while giving a technical mantra-key (bīja and śakti) to indicate how his power is invoked and applied in sādhanā.

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

By naming Hanumān as the auspicious ‘releaser from chains’, it encourages devotional reliance on a personal deity-helper whose grace converts constriction into freedom—devotion supported by disciplined mantra practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-vidyā grounded in sound-science: the use of bīja (seed syllable) and śakti (activating phoneme set), reflecting a technical approach aligned with śikṣā (phonetics) and applied ritual recitation.