Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca

Māruti-kavaca

Devanagari script

सर्वाग्निव्याधिसंस्तंभकारिणे भयहारिणे । सदा वनफलाहारसंतृप्ताय विशेषतः ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

sarvāgnivyādhisaṃstaṃbhakāriṇe bhayahāriṇe | sadā vanaphalāhārasaṃtṛptāya viśeṣataḥ || 48 ||

Translation

സകല ജ്വരവും വ്യാധിയും തടഞ്ഞുനിർത്തുന്നവനും ഭയം അകറ്റുന്നവനും, എന്നും വനഫലാഹാരത്തിൽ തൃപ്തനായ ഭക്തനിൽ പ്രത്യേകമായി പ്രസന്നനുമായ അവനു നമസ്കാരം।

Word by Word

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (used as compound-member; ‘all’)

• अग्नि: fire
• अग्नि: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• व्याधि: disease
• व्याधि: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• संस्तम्भ: paralysis/stiffening
• संस्तम्भ: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• कारिणे: to the one who causes
• कारिणे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; from √कृ (धातु) with -इन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• भय: fear
• भय: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• हारिणे: to the remover
• हारिणे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; from √हृ (धातु) with -इन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• वन: forest
• वन: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• फल: fruit
• फल: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• आहार: food/diet
• आहार: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• संतृप्ताय: to the satisfied one
• संतृप्ताय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संतृप्त (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from सम्+√तृप् (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

Speaker

Narada (instructing within a Vedanga/observance context, addressing the divine object of praise, typically Vishnu)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents the deity as both a spiritual refuge (fear-remover) and a healer, while praising disciplined simplicity—contentment with a restrained, sattvic diet—as especially pleasing in devotional practice.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverent praise and lifestyle alignment: devotion is not only recitation but also cultivating contentment and restraint, which are offered as a pleasing form of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied dharma and vrata-prayoga (practical observance): regulated diet and disciplined conduct are treated as supportive auxiliaries to mantra and worship, a common technical emphasis in Book 1.3’s instructional tone.