Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca

Māruti-kavaca

Devanagari script

स्वयं ब्रह्मा स्वयं विष्णुः साक्षाद्देवो महेश्वरः । सूर्यमंडलगः श्रीदः पातु कालत्रयेऽपि माम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

svayaṃ brahmā svayaṃ viṣṇuḥ sākṣāddevo maheśvaraḥ | sūryamaṃḍalagaḥ śrīdaḥ pātu kālatraye'pi mām || 25 ||

Translation

അവൻ തന്നേ ബ്രഹ്മാ, അവൻ തന്നേ വിഷ്ണു, സാക്ഷാൽ ദേവ മഹേശ്വരൻ; സൂര്യമണ്ഡലത്തിൽ വസിച്ച് ശ്രീ (സമൃദ്ധി) നൽകുന്നവൻ—മൂന്നു കാലങ്ങളിലും എന്നെ കാക്കട്ടെ।

Word by Word

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/क्रियाविशेषण (indeed/oneself)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/क्रियाविशेषण

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण/निपात (directly, manifestly)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: the Great Lord (Maheśvara)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—महान् ईश्वरः

• सूर्य-मण्डल-गः: dwelling in the solar orb
• सूर्य-मण्डल-गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सूर्यमण्डले गः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः)

• श्री-दः: giver of prosperity
• श्री-दः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—श्रियं ददाति इति

• पातु: may (he) protect
• पातु: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• काल-त्रये: in the three times
• काल-त्रये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—त्रयः कालाः (past-present-future)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (stotra-style invocation within the teaching context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Maheshvara
• Surya
• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It invokes a single supreme divinity as the essence of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara, asking for protection through all phases of time (kāla-traya), emphasizing unity of the divine and continuous refuge.

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

Bhakti is expressed as śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): the devotee prays for protection to the manifest Lord in the Sūrya-maṇḍala, trusting the deity as the direct, ever-present protector and giver of auspiciousness (śrī).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses the Vedāṅga idea of kāla (time) by referring to kāla-traya and links divinity with the solar sphere (Sūrya-maṇḍala), a concept often associated with jyotiṣa-style sacred timekeeping and auspiciousness.