Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

समिद्धिस्त्रिशतं यामयदिङ्मुखो जुहुयान्निशि । एवं सप्तदिनं कुर्वन्मारयेदुद्धतं रिपुन् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

samiddhistriśataṃ yāmayadiṅmukho juhuyānniśi | evaṃ saptadinaṃ kurvanmārayeduddhataṃ ripun || 37 ||

Translation

หันหน้าไปทางทิศใต้ พึงทำพิธีโหมกูณฑ์ในเวลากลางคืนด้วยฟืนสามร้อยท่อน เมื่อปฏิบัติเช่นนี้เป็นเวลาเจ็ดวัน กล่าวกันว่าจะนำมาซึ่งความพินาศของศัตรูผู้โอหัง

Word by Word

• समिद्धिः: kindling (fuel)
• समिद्धिः: कर्ता/विषय (Topic/subject of count)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘kindling/oblation-fuel’ (as countable offering)

• त्रि-शतम्: three hundred
• त्रि-शतम्: कर्म/परिमाण (Measure/quantity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (three hundred)

• यामयत्: maintaining/keeping (a watch)
• यामयत्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यामय् (धातु, causative/denominative from याम)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle), प्रथमा एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग; ‘keeping/maintaining (for a yāma)’

• दिङ्-मुखः: facing (a particular) direction
• दिङ्-मुखः: विशेषण (Qualifier of agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिश्/दिङ् (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दिशि मुखं यस्य/दिङ्मुखः = facing a direction)

• जुहुयात्: should offer (oblation)
• जुहुयात्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √हु ‘offer (into fire)’

• निशि: at night
• निशि: अधिकरण (Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• सप्त-दिनम्: for seven days
• सप्त-दिनम्: कर्म/अवधि (Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु (seven days)

• कुर्वन्: doing
• कुर्वन्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle), प्रथमा एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग; √कृ

• मारयेत्: should kill
• मारयेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मारय् (धातु, causative of √मृ)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should cause to die/kill’

• उद्धतम्: arrogant/violent
• उद्धतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्धत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective qualifying ‘ripu’

• रिपुम्: enemy
• रिपुम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching technical ritual applications within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates a prayoga (applied ritual procedure) where time (night), number (three hundred samidh), duration (seven days), and direction (south-facing) are treated as precise ritual variables intended to produce a specific worldly result—subduing an overbearing adversary.

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

This specific shloka is primarily karmakāṇḍa-oriented (result-focused ritual action) rather than bhakti-focused; it highlights technical ritual efficacy more than devotional surrender, though in the broader Purana such acts are typically framed as effective only when aligned with dharma and proper mantra-discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes procedural prayoga knowledge: dik-niyama (directional rule), kāla-niyama (night-time performance), saṅkhyā-niyama (fixed count of offerings), and anusthāna-kāla (seven-day observance)—all typical of applied ritual science discussed alongside Vedanga-style technical instruction.