Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127

The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca

Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta

Devanagari script

विवादे कलहेघोरे पंचधा यः पठेदिदम् । विजयो जायते तस्य न कदाचित्पराजयः ॥ १२७ ॥

Transliteration

vivāde kalaheghore paṃcadhā yaḥ paṭhedidam | vijayo jāyate tasya na kadācitparājayaḥ || 127 ||

Translation

အငြင်းပွားမှု၊ ရန်ဖြစ်မှု၊ သို့မဟုတ် ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ် တိုက်ပွဲကြမ်းတမ်းမှုတွင် ဤကို ၅ ကြိမ် ရွတ်ဆိုသူအတွက် အောင်ပွဲ ဖြစ်ပေါ်ပြီး မည်သည့်အခါမျှ ရှုံးနိမ့်ခြင်း မရှိ။

Word by Word

• विवादे: in a dispute
• विवादे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• कलहे-घोरे: in a terrible quarrel
• कलहे-घोरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलह (प्रातिपदिक) + घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः—घोरः कलहः = “भयानककलहे”

• पंचधा: five times / in fivefold manner
• पंचधा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + धा (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण; ‘-धा’ प्रत्ययः = “पञ्चवारम्/पञ्चप्रकारेण”

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• पठेत्: should recite
• पठेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• इदम्: this (text/mantra)
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• विजयः: victory
• विजयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जायते: arises / happens
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तस्य: for him / of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• न: not / never
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• कदाचित्: ever / at any time
• कदाचित्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb: ever/at any time)

• पराजयः: defeat
• पराजयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘न’ इत्यनेन निषिद्धः

Speaker

Narada

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 presents mantra-japa as a dharmic support in crisis—using disciplined recitation (five times) to stabilize the mind and invoke auspicious victory rather than falling into fear or defeat.

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

Although framed as a practical prayoga, the act of repeated recitation trains remembrance and surrender; victory is linked to steadiness in sacred speech, which is a core bhakti discipline when performed with faith.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied recitation) and disciplined repetition (pañcadhā), reflecting a technical, practice-oriented approach typical of Vedanga-adjacent instruction in Book 1.3.