Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

सुषेणं द्विविदं मैंदं लोकपालस्ततोऽर्चयेत् । वज्राद्यानपि संपूज्य सिद्धश्चैवं मनुर्भवेत् ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

suṣeṇaṃ dvividaṃ maiṃdaṃ lokapālastato'rcayet | vajrādyānapi saṃpūjya siddhaścaivaṃ manurbhavet || 16 ||

Translation

Pagkaraan nito, dapat sambahin ng nagsasanay ang mga Lokapāla, at gayundin sina Suṣeṇa, Dvivida, at Mainda. Matapos sambahin si Vajra at ang iba pa, sa ganitong paraan ang nagsasanay ay nagiging siddha at nakakamit ang katayuang Manu.

Word by Word

• suṣeṇam: Suṣeṇa
• suṣeṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suṣeṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• dvividaṃ: Dvivida
• dvividaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvivida (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• maindam: Mainda
• maindam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mainda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• lokapālaḥ: guardian of the world
• lokapālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lokasya pālaḥ)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Prathama-puruṣa, Singular

• vajra-ādiyān: Vajra and others
• vajra-ādiyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Plural; ‘vajra-ādi’ = “Vajra and others” (ādi-śabda indicating group)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि = also/even)

• sampūjya: having duly worshipped
• sampūjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pūj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya

• siddhaḥ: accomplished/successful
• siddhaḥ: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √sidh)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• manuḥ: a man/person
• manuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Prathama-puruṣa, Singular; parasmaipada

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical/ritual procedure within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lokapalas
• Sushena
• Dvivida
• Mainda
• Vajra

FAQs

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

It frames a graded worship sequence—honoring the Lokapālas and allied beings—to culminate in siddhi (spiritual accomplishment), symbolically described as attaining the stature of a Manu (a perfected, authoritative progenitor).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined pūjā: reverent, complete worship (saṁpūjya) of cosmic guardians and associated powers, showing devotion through precise ritual attention rather than sentiment alone.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual science—structured deity-invocation and worship order connected to directional guardians (a common technical framework used alongside mantra-prayoga and mandala/dik-orientation in Vedic practice).