Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130

The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca

Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta

Devanagari script

अनेनैव विधानेन सर्वसाधनकर्मणि । असाध्यमपि सप्ताहात्साधयेन्मंत्रवित्तमः ॥ १३० ॥

Transliteration

anenaiva vidhānena sarvasādhanakarmaṇi | asādhyamapi saptāhātsādhayenmaṃtravittamaḥ || 130 ||

Translation

Dengan tatacara yang sama ini, dalam setiap amalan sadhana, orang yang mahir mengetahui mantra mampu menyempurnakan bahkan yang tampak mustahil—dalam tujuh hari.

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle: indeed/only)

• विधानेन: by the procedure/method
• विधानेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• सर्व-साधन-कर्मणि: in every accomplishing rite/action
• सर्व-साधन-कर्मणि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + साधन (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः—सर्वेषां साधनानां कर्म (कार्य) तस्मिन्; अधिकरण

• असाध्यम्: the impossible (task)
• असाध्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असाध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपि-कार (even/also)

• सप्ताहात्: within a week
• सप्ताहात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्ताह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान/कालावधि—“सप्ताहात्” = “within a week / from a week (time-limit)”

• साधयेत्: should accomplish
• साधयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √साध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense in usage: “should accomplish/bring about”

• मन्त्र-वित्तमः: the best knower of mantras
• मन्त्र-वित्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वित्तम (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वित्’ + तमप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः—मन्त्राणां वित्तमः = “मन्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठः”; ‘-तम’ (superlative)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that success in mantra-sādhana depends primarily on correct vidhāna (procedure) and mantra-competence; with proper method, even difficult aims become attainable quickly.

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

While framed as technical sādhana, it supports bhakti indirectly by stressing disciplined practice and reverent adherence to sacred method—qualities that stabilize devotion and make worship effective.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual methodology (vidhāna) and applied mantra-śāstra are highlighted—practical competence in performing sādhana-karmas according to rule, timing, and procedure.