Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 108

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

Devanagari script

हं बीजं वह्निवनिता शक्तिः प्रोक्ता मनीषिभिः । आंजनेयाय हृदयं शिरश्च रुद्रमूर्तये ॥ १०८ ॥

Transliteration

haṃ bījaṃ vahnivanitā śaktiḥ proktā manīṣibhiḥ | āṃjaneyāya hṛdayaṃ śiraśca rudramūrtaye || 108 ||

Translation

Suku kata “haṃ” diisytiharkan oleh para bijaksana sebagai bīja (benih mantra), dan “Vahnivanitā” diajarkan sebagai śakti (daya)nya. Menurut nyāsa: hati dipersembahkan kepada Āñjaneya (Hanumān), dan kepala kepada dewa berwujud Rudra.

Word by Word

• हं: the seed-syllable “haṃ”
• हं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय-प्रयोगः)
• Form: Bīja-mantra syllable (बीजाक्षर), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• बीजम्: seed (mantra-seed)
• बीजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• वह्नि-वनिता: Agni’s consort
• वह्नि-वनिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + वनिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुषः: ‘वह्नेः वनिता’ = wife/consort of Agni

• शक्तिः: power; śakti
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रोक्ता: is declared/said
• प्रोक्ता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘शक्तिः’

• मनीषिभिः: by sages/wise ones
• मनीषिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• आञ्जनेयाय: to Āñjaneya (Hanumān)
• आञ्जनेयाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आञ्जनेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• हृदयम्: the heart (nyāsa position)
• हृदयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• शिरः: the head
• शिरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• रुद्र-मूर्तये: to the Rudra-form
• रुद्र-मूर्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘रुद्रस्य मूर्तिः’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual-application context, in dialogue tradition associated with Sanatkumara lineages)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Āñjaneya (Hanumān)
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It encodes a technical mantra principle: a bīja (“haṃ”) is paired with its śakti and then applied through nyāsa, sanctifying the practitioner’s body—especially heart and head—by invoking specific divine presences (Āñjaneya and Rudra).

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

By directing the heart to Āñjaneya (the archetype of unwavering devotion) and the head to Rudra (a form of divine power and transformation), the verse frames mantra-practice as embodied devotion—aligning inner feeling and higher awareness with sacred forms.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights a technical, applied aspect of mantra-śāstra used alongside Vedāṅga-aligned ritual disciplines: identifying bīja/śakti and performing hṛdaya–śiras nyāsa as a precise liturgical procedure.