Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 196

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

Devanagari script

भगवन्महाबलांते पराक्रमपदं वदेत् । भैरवाज्ञापयैह्येहि महारौद्रपदं ततः ॥ १९६ ॥

Transliteration

bhagavanmahābalāṃte parākramapadaṃ vadet | bhairavājñāpayaihyehi mahāraudrapadaṃ tataḥ || 196 ||

Translation

‘ഹേ ഭഗവൻ, ഹേ മഹാബല’—ഇതിന്റെ അവസാനം ‘പരാക്രമ’ പദം ഉച്ചരിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് ഭൈരവാജ്ഞയെ ആഹ്വാനിച്ച് ‘എഹി എഹി’ (വാ, വാ) എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ്, പിന്നെ ‘മഹാരൗദ്ര’ പദം ജപിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• भगवन्-महा-बल-अन्ते: at the end of ‘Bhagavan Mahābala’
• भगवन्-महा-बल-अन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवन् (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भगवन्महाबलस्य अन्ते)

• पराक्रम-पदम्: the word ‘Parākrama’
• पराक्रम-पदम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पराक्रमस्य पदम्)

• वदेत्: should say/recite
• वदेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विध्यर्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भैरव: O Bhairava / Bhairava (name)
• भैरव: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे नाम (as a name/epithet)

• आज्ञापय: command! / order!
• आज्ञापय: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ज्ञा (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (cause to know/command)

• एहि: come!
• एहि: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एहि: come! (again)
• एहि: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (पुनरुक्ति)

• महा-रौद्र-पदम्: the word ‘Mahāraudra’
• महा-रौद्र-पदम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (महारौद्रस्य पदम्)

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरम्-अर्थे (then/thereafter)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Bhairava

FAQs

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

It emphasizes mantra-vidhi: spiritual power is accessed through precise sequencing—invocation (bhagavan/mahābala), empowerment (parākrama), summoning (aihi ehi), and fierce protective force (mahāraudra).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence in worship: devotion is not only emotion but also correct recitation and mindful calling of the deity’s presence through sanctioned formulae.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-prayoga and phonetic/recitational precision (Śikṣā) along with ritual procedure (kalpa-style vidhi): where to place specific padas and how to use imperative invocations like “aihi ehi.”