Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 134

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

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवं लक्ष्मणं चैव ह्यंगदं नलनीलकौ । जांबवंतं च कुमुदं केसरीशं दलेऽर्चयेत् ॥ १३४ ॥

Transliteration

sugrīvaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva hyaṃgadaṃ nalanīlakau | jāṃbavaṃtaṃ ca kumudaṃ kesarīśaṃ dale'rcayet || 134 ||

Translation

บนใบอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ พึงบูชาสุครีวะและลักษมณะ พร้อมทั้งอังคทะ นละ-นีละ ชามพวัน กุมุทะ และหนุมานผู้เป็นจ้าวแห่งวานร।

Word by Word

• सुग्रीवम्: Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• लक्ष्मणम्: Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• अङ्गदम्: Aṅgada
• अङ्गदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नल-नीलकौ: Nala and Nīla
• नल-नीलकौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल (प्रातिपदिक) + नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (नलश्च नीलश्च)

• जाम्बवन्तम्: Jāmbavān
• जाम्बवन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाम्बवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• कुमुदम्: Kumuda
• कुमुदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• केसरीशम्: Kesarīśa
• केसरीशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केसरीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दले: in/on the petal
• दले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual enumeration context within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Sugriva
• Lakshmana
• Angada
• Nala
• Nila
• Jambavan
• Kumuda
• Hanuman (Kesarisha)

FAQs

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

It sanctifies devotion by honoring Śrī Rāma’s supporting devotees and allies, teaching that bhakti includes reverence for the Lord’s parivāra (retinue) and exemplary servants.

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

By prescribing arcana (worship) of Rāma’s associates—Sugrīva, Lakṣmaṇa, Aṅgada, Nala, Nīla, Jāmbavān, Kumuda, and Hanumān—it emphasizes sevā-bhāva (service-attitude) and remembrance of ideal devotees as a practical bhakti method.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects procedural upāsanā/arcana practice—how worship is to be performed (e.g., offering on a leaf/petal, dala)—a technical, method-oriented style consistent with Book 1.3’s focus on applied religious sciences.