Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca

Māruti-kavaca

Devanagari script

यस्य संधारणात्सद्यः सर्वे नश्यंत्युपद्रवाः । भूतप्रेतारिजं दुःखं नाशमेति न संशयः ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

yasya saṃdhāraṇātsadyaḥ sarve naśyaṃtyupadravāḥ | bhūtapretārijaṃ duḥkhaṃ nāśameti na saṃśayaḥ || 2 ||

Translation

ဤကို စိတ်၌ ထိန်းထားခြင်း (သို့) ရွတ်ဆိုခြင်းသာဖြင့် ချက်ချင်း အနှောင့်အယှက်အားလုံး ပျောက်ကွယ်သည်။ ဘူတ၊ ပရေတ သို့မဟုတ် ရန်သူကြောင့် ဖြစ်သော ဒုက္ခသည်လည်း အဆုံးသတ်မည်—သံသယမရှိ။

Word by Word

• यस्य: of which/whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• संधारणात्: from (its) wearing/retaining
• संधारणात्: अपादान (Cause/Source; ‘from the wearing/holding’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + धृ (धातु) + अन (ल्युट्/भाववाचक-प्रत्यय) → संधारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भाववाचक-नाम (action noun, ल्युट्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: immediately)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier) उपद्रवाः

• नश्यन्ति: perish; are destroyed
• नश्यन्ति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उपद्रवाः: calamities; afflictions
• उपद्रवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भूतप्रेतारिजम्: born of spirits, ghosts, and enemies
• भूतप्रेतारिजम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत + प्रेत + अरि + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (determinative; source-cause): भूत-प्रेत-अरिभ्यः जातम् ‘arising from bhūtas, pretas, and enemies’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) दुःखम्

• दुःखम्: sorrow; suffering
• दुःखम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; with एति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाशम्: destruction; end
• नाशम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; goal-state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एति: goes; comes to
• एति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: प्रतिषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; ‘there is no doubt’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (teaching/instructional narration within Third Pada technical-religious context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches the efficacy of mantra-dhāraṇā (steady retention/recitation): spiritual steadiness and sacred sound are presented as immediate remedies that dissolve external disturbances and fear-based suffering.

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

By emphasizing “holding” the sacred formula, it points to continuous remembrance (smaraṇa) and faith-filled repetition—core bhakti disciplines—through which anxieties and hostile influences lose power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-prayoga and dhāraṇā as a shānti/rakṣā method—aligned with technical disciplines used in ritual practice (proper retention and focused recitation as a remedial measure).