Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

अस्रं रक्षद्वयं सर्वे हुमंताः समुदीरिताः । मस्तके नेत्रयोः कंठहृदये नाभिदेशके ॥ ९९ ॥

Transliteration

asraṃ rakṣadvayaṃ sarve humaṃtāḥ samudīritāḥ | mastake netrayoḥ kaṃṭhahṛdaye nābhideśake || 99 ||

Translation

எல்லா ‘அஸ்த்ர’ பாதுகாப்பு மந்திரங்களையும், இருவகைப் பாதுகாப்பையும் ‘ஹும்’ எனும் உச்சரிப்புடன் சொல்ல வேண்டும். பின்னர் தலை, கண்கள், தொண்டு, இதயம், நாபிப் பகுதி ஆகிய இடங்களில் ந்யாசம் செய்ய வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• asram: blood
• asram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थे ‘रक्तम्’

• rakṣat: protecting
• rakṣat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √rakṣ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/त्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘रक्षन्/रक्षणं कुर्वत्’

• dvayam: pair; twofold
• dvayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (समुदीरिताः इत्यस्य)

• humantāḥ: the ‘humant’ (mantric utterances)
• humantāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: humant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप—सम्भवतः ‘हुमन्त’ इति मन्त्र-शब्दाः/उच्चारणाः

• samudīritāḥ: have been recited
• samudīritāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√īr (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मणि—‘have been uttered/recited’

• mastake: on the head
• mastake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mastaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• netrayoḥ: in the two eyes
• netrayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (Genitive/Locative), द्विवचन; अर्थे ‘नेत्रयोः’ = ‘of/in the two eyes’

• kaṃṭhahṛdaye: in the throat and heart
• kaṃṭhahṛdaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃṭha + hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (समाहार-द्वन्द्व)—‘कण्ठे च हृदये च’

• nābhideśake: in the navel region
• nābhideśake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nābhi + deśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘नाभेः देशके’ = ‘in the navel-region’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual instruction context, traditionally in dialogue line with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-based protection through nyāsa: sacred sound is consciously placed on key bodily centers to guard the practitioner and stabilize the rite.

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

Though technical, it supports devotion by safeguarding worship: the devotee uses mantra-protection so the mind and senses remain steady for focused remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (prayoga) and mantra-application (nyāsa/anga-nyāsa) are highlighted—how to utter bija-like exclamations such as “hum” and place protection on specific body points.