Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 121

Devanagari script

रामचन्द्रो मुनिश्चास्य जगती छन्द ईरितम् । हनुमान्देवतां बीजमाद्यं शक्तिर्हुमीरिता ॥ १२१ ॥

Transliteration

rāmacandro muniścāsya jagatī chanda īritam | hanumāndevatāṃ bījamādyaṃ śaktirhumīritā || 121 ||

Translation

या मंत्राचे ऋषी रामचंद्र, छंद जगती, आणि देवता हनुमान आहेत. आद्य बीजाक्षर निर्दिष्ट असून शक्ति ‘हुम्’ अशी सांगितली आहे.

Word by Word

• रामचन्द्रः: Rāmacandra
• रामचन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता/identified as)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय (proper name)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता/identified as)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्य: of this (mantra)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive, Singular

• जगती: Jagatī (metre)
• जगती: Karta (कर्ता/identified as)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular (name of metre)

• छन्दः: metre
• छन्दः: Karta (कर्ता/identified as)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ईरितम्: is declared
• ईरितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/statement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; PPP, Neuter, Nom/Acc Singular; ‘is declared/said’

• हनुमान्: Hanumān
• हनुमान्: Karta (कर्ता/identified as)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवताम्: deity
• देवताम्: Karma (कर्म/identified as)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular (as ‘deity (of the mantra)’)

• बीजम्: seed-syllable
• बीजम्: Karta (कर्ता/identified as)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom/Acc Singular (mantra ‘seed’)

• आद्यम्: the first/primary
• आद्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom/Acc Singular; qualifies बीजम्

• शक्तिः: power (śakti)
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/identified as)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• हुम्: huṃ (seed syllable)
• हुम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य/identified element)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हुम् (अव्यय/मन्त्राक्षर)
• Form: मन्त्राक्षर-अव्यय (bīja/seed syllable)

• ईरिता: is declared
• ईरिता: Kriya (क्रिया/statement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; PPP, Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with शक्तिः

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/Mantra-vidya context, within the Narada Purana dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ramacandra
• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It gives the mantra-lakṣaṇa (identifiers) needed for correct mantra practice—ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, and śakti—linking the sādhaka’s japa to Hanumān as the presiding deity and to the energizing syllable “Hum”.

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

By naming Hanumān as the devatā and connecting the mantra to Rāmacandra, it frames devotion as disciplined worship where love and surrender are supported by precise mantra-vidhi.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (Vedic metre) and mantra-śāstra procedure: knowing the Jagatī metre and the mantra’s ṛṣi/devatā/bīja/śakti is treated as essential technical knowledge for effective recitation and ritual application.