Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca

Māruti-kavaca

Devanagari script

यस्य शब्दमुपाकर्ण्य दैत्यदानवराक्षसाः । देवा मनुष्यास्तिर्यंचः स्थावरा जङ्गमास्तथा ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

yasya śabdamupākarṇya daityadānavarākṣasāḥ | devā manuṣyāstiryaṃcaḥ sthāvarā jaṅgamāstathā || 26 ||

Translation

Лишь услышав Его звук (изречение), дайтьи, данавы и ракшасы, а также боги, люди, животные и даже существа неподвижные и подвижные — все оказываются охвачены Его воздействием.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शब्दम्: sound, utterance
• शब्दम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपाकर्ण्य: having heard
• उपाकर्ण्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-√कर्ण्/कृ (धातु; ‘to hear’)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (absolutive); उपसर्गः उप + आ; ‘having heard’

• दैत्य-दानव-राक्षसाः: Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas
• दैत्य-दानव-राक्षसाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (daityas, dānavas and rākṣasas)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मनुष्याः: humans
• मनुष्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तिर्यञ्चः: animals (moving horizontally)
• तिर्यञ्चः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिर्यञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्थावराः: immovables (plants etc.)
• स्थावराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थावर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• जङ्गमाः: movables (walking beings)
• जङ्गमाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (thus/also)

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)

Characters & Entities

• Daitya
• Danava
• Raksasa
• Deva
• Manusya
• Tiryanc
• Sthavara
• Jangama

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the universal reach of sacred sound (śabda)—a spiritually potent utterance whose influence extends across all classes of beings, from gods and humans to animals and even immobile life.

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

By highlighting the transformative power of “hearing” (upākarṇya), it aligns with bhakti practices like śravaṇa (listening) to divine names and praises, suggesting that hearing sacred utterance itself can move and purify all beings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to the Vedāṅga emphasis on śabda and correct utterance—especially the mantra-centric disciplines supported by Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar), where precise sound is treated as functionally efficacious.