Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

परबलानि परांते सैन्यानि क्षोभयद्वयम् ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

parabalāni parāṃte sainyāni kṣobhayadvayam || 94 ||

Translation

Di sisi musuh, pasangan itu menggegarkan dan mencampakkan bala tentera lawan ke dalam kekacauan.

Word by Word

• परबलानि: enemy forces
• परबलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) ‘of the enemy’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• परान्ते: at the enemy’s end / in the enemy’s region
• परान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative of place/occasion

• सैन्यानि: armies
• सैन्यानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• क्षोभयद्वयम्: the double ‘kṣobhaya’ (twofold ‘agitate’)
• क्षोभयद्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षोभय (causative stem of क्षुभ् धातु) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘two (utterances) of kṣobhaya/disturb’

Speaker

Narada (narrative instruction within the technical/strategic passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

FAQs

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

It highlights focused, coordinated action (dvayam) that disrupts opposing forces—symbolically, disciplined effort that shakes inner obstacles like distraction and doubt.

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

Though tactical in tone, it can be read as teaching single-pointed practice: when devotion is supported by steady discipline (a ‘pair’ of resolve and practice), the ‘enemy forces’ of the mind are unsettled.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Within Book 1.3’s technical orientation, the verse reflects applied knowledge—clear instruction using concise Sanskrit (a Vyakarana-friendly construction) and strategic terminology useful for Niti-style understanding.