Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

शस्क्षतं व्रणस्फोटो लूतास्फोटोऽपि भस्मना । त्रिर्जप्तेन च संस्पृष्टाः शुष्यंत्येव न संशयः ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

śaskṣataṃ vraṇasphoṭo lūtāsphoṭo'pi bhasmanā | trirjaptena ca saṃspṛṣṭāḥ śuṣyaṃtyeva na saṃśayaḥ || 24 ||

Translation

บาดแผลถูกตัด แผลพุพอง และแม้แต่อาการบวมจากแมงมุมกัด—เมื่อถูกแตะด้วยเถ้าธุลีที่สวดมนต์สามครั้ง ย่อมแห้งลงแน่นอน ไร้ข้อสงสัย

Word by Word

• शत्: hundred
• शत्: विशेषण (viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• क्षतम्: wound/injury
• क्षतम्: कर्ता/कर्म (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc sg)

• व्रण: wound
• व्रण: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (as compound member)

• स्फोटः: blister/eruption
• स्फोटः: कर्ता (kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फोट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Masculine, Nom sg)

• लूता: spider
• लूता: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लूता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (as compound member)

• स्फोटः: blister/eruption
• स्फोटः: कर्ता (kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फोट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Masculine, Nom sg)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक अव्यय (also/even)

• भस्मना: with ash
• भस्मना: करण (karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (Neuter, Instr sg)

• त्रिः: thrice
• त्रिः: क्रियाविशेषण (kriyā-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिः (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक अव्यय (adverb: thrice)

• जप्तेन: by (it) recited
• जप्तेन: करण (karaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) used adjectivally; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग तृतीया एकवचन (Instr sg)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• संस्पृष्टाः: touched/smeared
• संस्पृष्टाः: कर्ता (kartā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्पृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन (Masculine, Nom pl)

• शुष्यन्ति: dry up
• शुष्यन्ति: क्रिया (kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd pl)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• न: no/not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Masculine, Nom sg)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It presents a prayoga where mantra-japa empowers a simple substance (bhasma/ash), showing the Purana’s teaching that disciplined recitation and ritual application can channel sacred potency into practical results.

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

While primarily technical, it implies that faith and steadiness in japa (a devotional discipline) make the remedy effective—linking practical welfare to reverent reliance on mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga and ritual procedure (japa count and application method), a technical tradition aligned with Vedanga-style applied knowledge used in rites and remedial practices.