Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

एवं कृते महाकारागृहाच्छीघ्रं विमुच्यते । एवमन्यानि कर्माणि कुर्य्यांत्पल्लवमुल्लिखन् ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛte mahākārāgṛhācchīghraṃ vimucyate | evamanyāni karmāṇi kuryyāṃtpallavamullikhan || 54 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ചെയ്താൽ മഹാകാരാഗൃഹംപോലെയുള്ള ബന്ധനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വേഗത്തിൽ വിമോചനം ലഭിക്കും. അതുപോലെ പല്ലവം (മുള) രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിക്കൊണ്ട് മറ്റു കർമങ്ങളും ചെയ്യണം.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• कृते: when (it is) done
• कृते: Saptami-absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/कृत), सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; नपुंसक/पुं/स्त्री—contextually locative absolute: ‘when done/after being done’

• महाकारागृहात्: from the great prison-house
• महाकारागृहात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-कारा-गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादान (source)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): quickly

• विमुच्यते: is released
• विमुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘is released’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘thus’

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; कर्माणि qualifies

• कर्माणि: rites/actions
• कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; कर्म (object)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पल्लवम्: a sprout/leaf
• पल्लवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म (object) of ‘ullikhan’

• उल्लिखन्: inscribing/scratching
• उल्लिखन्: Kriya-sahakari (सहकारी क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उल्/उद्√लिख् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), प्रथमा (1), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘scratching/inscribing’—concomitant action with ‘kur्यात’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual instruction stream, traditionally framed as Narada’s transmission to/through Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It frames correct performance of a prescribed rite as a means to rapid release from the “great prison-house” of bondage, using ritual precision as a vehicle for inner liberation.

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

Though the verse is procedural, its intent aligns with bhakti-oriented purification: disciplined sacred action performed as instructed becomes an aid to freeing the practitioner from binding karma, preparing the mind for devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects prayoga (applied ritual procedure) typical of Vedanga-oriented sections—emphasizing exact method, including a specific ritual marking/inscription involving a pallava (sprout) as part of the act.