Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103

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

Devanagari script

हनुमदाद्याः पंचैते बीजाद्या ङेयुताः पुनः । षडंगमनवो ह्येते ध्यानपूजादि पूर्ववत् ॥ १०३ ॥

Transliteration

hanumadādyāḥ paṃcaite bījādyā ṅeyutāḥ punaḥ | ṣaḍaṃgamanavo hyete dhyānapūjādi pūrvavat || 103 ||

Translation

มนตร์ทั้งห้าที่ขึ้นต้นด้วย “หนุมตฺ” พึงรู้ว่าเชื่อมประกอบด้วยพยางค์เมล็ด (บีชะ) และองค์ประกอบอื่น ๆ อีกครั้งหนึ่ง แท้จริงนี่คือมนตร์หกองค์ (ษฑังคะ); การภาวนา การบูชา และกิจอื่น ๆ พึงกระทำดังที่กล่าวไว้ก่อนแล้ว.

Word by Word

• हनुमत्-आद्याः: beginning with Hanumat
• हनुमत्-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हनुमत् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘आद्य’ (beginning with)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषण; (here) प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे—‘five’ qualifying ‘एते’

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• बीज-आद्याः: beginning with ‘bīja’
• बीज-आद्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बीज + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘beginning with bīja’

• ङेयुताः: joined with ‘ṅe’
• ङेयुताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ङे + युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज्/युत ‘joined’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) अर्थे ‘युक्त’

• पुनः: again; further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• षड्-अङ्ग-मनवः: the six-limbed mantras (manus)
• षड्-अङ्ग-मनवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + अङ्ग + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘six-limbed mantras/parts’ (षडङ्ग) + ‘मनवः’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ध्यान-पूजा-आदि: meditation, worship, etc.
• ध्यान-पूजा-आदि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान + पूजा + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व—‘meditation, worship, etc.’

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘as before’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It formalizes worship as a disciplined mantra-practice: the mantra is empowered by bīja-elements and applied through ṣaḍaṅga (six-limbed) nyāsa, making meditation and pūjā methodical rather than merely emotional.

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

It frames bhakti as structured upāsanā—devotion expressed through correct mantra-application, meditation, and worship performed “as previously taught,” emphasizing faithful adherence to vidhi alongside heartfelt reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical knowledge of mantra-vidhi: using bīja-syllables and ṣaḍaṅga (aṅga-mantras/nyāsa) as part of standardized procedures for dhyāna and pūjā.