Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

दुष्टांतकदुष्टभयानकदुष्टभयंकरम् । छिंधिद्वयं भिंधियुग्मं विदारययुगं ततः ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

duṣṭāṃtakaduṣṭabhayānakaduṣṭabhayaṃkaram | chiṃdhidvayaṃ bhiṃdhiyugmaṃ vidārayayugaṃ tataḥ || 48 ||

Translation

துஷ்டாந்தகா, துஷ்டபயானகா, துஷ்டபயங்கரா! பின்னர் ‘சிந்தி சிந்தி’, ‘பிந்தி பிந்தி’, ‘விதாரய விதாரய’ என்று ஜபிக்க வேண்டும்।

Word by Word

• दुष्ट-अन्तक-दुष्ट-भयानक-दुष्ट-भयङ्करम्: (mantric epithet) destroyer/terror/fear-causer of the wicked
• दुष्ट-अन्तक-दुष्ट-भयानक-दुष्ट-भयङ्करम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक) + दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + भयानक (प्रातिपदिक) + दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + भयङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); multi-member tatpuruṣa used as mantra-epithet: 'destroyer of the wicked; terrifying to the wicked; causing fear to the wicked'

• छिन्धि-द्वयम्: the double utterance “chindhi”
• छिन्धि-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिन्धि (आज्ञार्थ, √छिद् धातु) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: छिन्धि-शब्दस्य द्वयम् (the word 'chindhi' twice)

• भिन्धि-युग्मम्: the pair “bhindhi”
• भिन्धि-युग्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिन्धि (आज्ञार्थ, √भिद् धातु) + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: भिन्धि-शब्दस्य युग्मम् (pair of 'bhindhi')

• विदारय-युगम्: the pair “vidāraya”
• विदारय-युगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदारय (आज्ञार्थ, √दॄ/√दार् धातु causative sense) + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: विदारय-शब्दस्य युगम् (pair of 'vidāraya')

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय): sequence marker 'then/thereafter'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada a technical mantra-prayoga style of protective utterance)

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 functions as a protective, forceful mantra-style command: invoking a power that destroys wickedness and then issuing repeated imperatives to cut, pierce, and tear apart obstructing or harmful forces.

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

Though technical in tone, it reflects the bhakta’s reliance on divine power to remove inner and outer obstacles—addressing the deity as the destroyer of evil and using sacred utterance as an act of surrender and protection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse showcases mantra-prayoga technique and linguistic precision—use of imperatives (chindhi, bhindhi, vidāraya) and prescribed repetition markers (dvayam, yugmam/yugam), aligning with Vedanga concerns like Vyakarana (grammar) and ritual application.