Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

नारांते सर्वविघ्नानुत्सारयेति पदं ततः । हुं फट् स्वाहा गुणेंद्वर्णो मनुर्विघ्ननिवारणम् ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

nārāṃte sarvavighnānutsārayeti padaṃ tataḥ | huṃ phaṭ svāhā guṇeṃdvarṇo manurvighnanivāraṇam || 84 ||

Translation

เมื่อกล่าวนาม “นารายณะ” แล้วให้เติมวลีว่า “จงขับไล่อุปสรรคทั้งปวง” จากนั้นมนต์ “หุṃ, ผัฏ, สวาหา” อันประกอบด้วยเสียงคุณะและอินทุ ใช้เพื่อขจัดวิฆนะ

Word by Word

• नार-अन्ते: at the end of (the word) ‘nārā…’
• नार-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नार (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; सप्तमी-अर्थे अव्यय: ‘नार-शब्दस्य अन्ते’ (at the end of ‘nārā…’)

• सर्व-विघ्नान्: all obstacles
• सर्व-विघ्नान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘सर्वे विघ्नाः’

• उत्सारय: drive out
• उत्सारय: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्√सृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-चिह्नक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• पदम्: the phrase/word
• पदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (here: Nominative as ‘the word/phrase’)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): क्रम/अनन्तर (thereafter)

• हुं: huṃ
• हुं: Mantra-part (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हुं (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीजाक्षर (mantric syllable), अव्यय

• फट्: phaṭ
• फट्: Mantra-part (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: फट् (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीजाक्षर, अव्यय

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Mantra-part (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्र-समर्पण-शब्द (oblation exclamation), अव्यय

• गुण-इन्दु-वर्णः: the moon-colored (syllable) in the ‘ga’ (place)
• गुण-इन्दु-वर्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘गुणे (गकारे) इन्दु-वर्णः’—moon-colored syllable in the ‘ga’ position (mantric specification)

• मनुः: the mantra-formula
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विघ्न-निवारणम्: (is) the removal of obstacles
• विघ्न-निवारणम्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + निवारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विघ्नानां निवारणम्’

Speaker

Narada (teaching mantra-vidhi within the Vedanga/ritual-technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana

FAQs

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

It presents a Vishnu-centered protective mantra-prayoga: invoking Nārāyaṇa and adding a direct command to expel obstacles, reinforced by traditional mantra syllables used for protection and clearing impediments.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as reliance on Nārāyaṇa’s name and power; the devotee approaches obstacles not through fear, but through remembrance and mantra-japa anchored in the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects mantra-śāstra and Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa-style technicality by specifying how to append words and by using phonetic classifications (e.g., guṇa/indu-varṇa) while prescribing a functional ritual application (vighna-nivāraṇa).