Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 140

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

Devanagari script

सुदृढं साधकं मत्वा निशीथे पवनात्मजः । सुप्रसन्नस्ततो भूत्वा प्रयाति साधकाग्रतः ॥ १४० ॥

Transliteration

sudṛḍhaṃ sādhakaṃ matvā niśīthe pavanātmajaḥ | suprasannastato bhūtvā prayāti sādhakāgrataḥ || 140 ||

Translation

เมื่อทราบว่าสาธกมั่นคงแล้ว ในยามเที่ยงคืนบุตรแห่งวายุย่อมยินดีอย่างยิ่ง; แล้วทรงเมตตาเสด็จมาปรากฏต่อหน้าสาธก.

Word by Word

• सु-दृढम्: very firm/steadfast
• सु-दृढम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः ‘सु’ उपसर्गवत्, विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘साधकम्’)

• साधकम्: the practitioner
• साधकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मत्वा: having deemed
• मत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय; ‘having considered’

• निशीथे: at midnight
• निशीथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशीथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पवन-आत्मजः: Vāyu’s son (Hanumān)
• पवन-आत्मजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘पवनस्य आत्मजः’

• सु-प्रसन्नः: very pleased
• सु-प्रसन्नः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied subject ‘पवनात्मजः’)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय; ‘having become’

• प्रयाति: goes/approaches
• प्रयाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• साधक-अग्रतः: before the practitioner
• साधक-अग्रतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधक + अग्रतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb/postposition) ‘in front of’; तत्पुरुष-निबद्धम् (sādhakasya agrataḥ)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pavanatmaja (Hanuman)
• Sadhaka

FAQs

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

It teaches that unwavering steadiness in sādhana makes a divine power (here, Pavanātmaja) favorable, resulting in guidance and protection for the practitioner.

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

Bhakti is shown as disciplined, faithful practice: when the sādhaka remains firm, the devotee-deity relationship ripens into divine grace, symbolized by Hanumān moving ahead to lead and safeguard.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a technical sādhana detail—timing (niśītha, midnight) and steadiness as an operational requirement—typical of the Purana’s Vedāṅga-aligned, practice-oriented instructions.