Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 122

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

षड्दीर्घभाजा बीजेन षडंगानि समाचरेत् । महाशैलं समुत्पाट्य धावंतं रावणं प्रति ॥ १२२ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaḍdīrghabhājā bījena ṣaḍaṃgāni samācaret | mahāśailaṃ samutpāṭya dhāvaṃtaṃ rāvaṇaṃ prati || 122 ||

Translation

ஆறு நீண்ட உயிரெழுத்துகள் கொண்ட பீஜாக்ஷரத்தால் ஷடங்க ந்யாசம் முதலியவற்றைச் செய்ய வேண்டும். பெருமலையைப் பிடுங்கி அவன் ராவணனை நோக்கி ஓடினான்.

Word by Word

• षड्दीर्घभाजा: with (the) six-long (bīja)
• षड्दीर्घभाजा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् + दीर्घ + भाज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: षड्-दीर्घ-भाज् (‘possessing six long (syllables)’)

• बीजेन: by/with the seed (syllable)
• बीजेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• षडङ्गानि: the six limbs (nyāsa etc.)
• षडङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Plural; द्विगु (‘six limbs’)

• समाचरेत्: should perform
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; Optative, 3rd person singular, active

• महाशैलम्: a great mountain
• महाशैलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; कर्मधारय (‘great mountain/rock’)

• समुत्पाट्य: having uprooted
• समुत्पाट्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + पाट् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), ‘having uprooted’; Absolutive (gerund)

• धावन्तम्: running
• धावन्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धाव् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies रावणम्

• रावणम्: Rāvaṇa
• रावणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards/against
• प्रति: Disha (दिशा/goal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय, दिशार्थ/प्रत्यर्थ (preposition: ‘towards/against’)

Speaker

Suta (narrative voice, recounting a technical-cum-itihasa illustration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ravana

FAQs

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

It links mantra-technology to disciplined procedure: spiritual power is shown as arising from correct bīja usage together with the prescribed sixfold auxiliaries (ṣaḍaṅga), not from impulse alone.

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

Bhakti here is implied through reverent, rule-based mantra practice: devotion expresses itself as careful adherence to mantra-limbs and sacred method, rather than mere emotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical mantra practice connected with Vedanga domains such as Śikṣā (phonetics—long vowels/dīrgha), Chandas (metrical/phonetic discipline), and the applied ṣaḍaṅga framework used to ‘secure’ a mantra’s correct ritual deployment.