Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

तनूरुहपदांते तु रुद्रावतार संवदेत् । लंकापुरी ततः पश्चाद्दहनोदधिलंघन ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

tanūruhapadāṃte tu rudrāvatāra saṃvadet | laṃkāpurī tataḥ paścāddahanodadhilaṃghana || 74 ||

Translation

‘തനൂരുഹപദ’യുടെ അവസാനം രുദ്രാവതാരത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള സംവാദം വിവരണം ചെയ്യണം. തുടർന്ന് ലങ്കാപുരി, പിന്നെ ലങ്കാദഹനം, അതിനുശേഷം സമുദ്രലംഘനം പറയണം।

Word by Word

• तनू-रुह-पद-अन्ते: at the end of (the word) tanūruha
• तनू-रुह-पद-अन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक) + रुह (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; ‘अन्ते’ इति सप्तमी-एकवचन-आधारित अव्ययार्थः (locative sense: “at the end of the word/foot ‘tanūruha’”)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषबोधक-अव्यय (particle: “but/indeed”)

• रुद्र-अवतार: Rudra’s incarnation
• रुद्र-अवतार: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अवतार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य अवतारम्)

• संवदेत्: should utter/recite
• संवदेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √वद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थः (should say/recite)

• लङ्का-पुरी: the city of Lanka
• लङ्का-पुरी: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (लङ्का एव पुरी)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: अपादान/क्रम (Ablative/Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमबोधक (from there/thereafter)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: काल (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमबोधक-अव्यय (afterwards)

• दहन-उदधि-लङ्घन: the crossing of the ocean by fire
• दहन-उदधि-लङ्घन: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दहन (प्रातिपदिक) + उदधि (प्रातिपदिक) + लङ्घन (प्रातिपदिक; √लङ्घ् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दहनस्य उदधिं लङ्घनम् / दहन-उदधि-लङ्घनम्)

Speaker

Narada (in a didactic narration to the Sanatkumara brothers; itinerary-style instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Lanka

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ordered remembrance and recitation of sacred episodes—treating kathā as a disciplined practice that purifies the mind through sequential smaraṇa of dharmic events.

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

By directing the devotee to recount divine and heroic deeds (such as the Laṅkā episodes), it supports bhakti through śravaṇa and kīrtana—devotional hearing and narration of sacred history.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects an anukrama (structured ordering) approach—akin to Vedāṅga methods of disciplined recitation and organization—showing how topics are to be presented in a fixed sequence for accurate transmission.