Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 189

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

हययुग्मं सर्वदुष्टभयमन्ते कुरुद्वयम् । छिंधिद्वयं ततः पश्चाद्विदारययुगं ततः ॥ १८९ ॥

Transliteration

hayayugmaṃ sarvaduṣṭabhayamante kurudvayam | chiṃdhidvayaṃ tataḥ paścādvidārayayugaṃ tataḥ || 189 ||

Translation

آخر میں ‘ہَیَیُگْم’ نامی جوڑا رکھو جو تمام بدکاروں کے خوف کو دور کرتا ہے۔ پھر ‘کُرودْوَی’، اس کے بعد ‘چھِندھِدْوَی’، اور پھر ‘وِدارَیَیُگ’ کو ترتیب سے قائم کرو۔

Word by Word

• हय-युग्मम्: the pair ‘haya’ (horse-pair)
• हय-युग्मम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); मन्त्रपद (mantra-word)

• सर्व-दुष्ट-भयम्: fear of all evil (or: all-evil-fear)
• सर्व-दुष्ट-भयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + दुष्ट + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); मन्त्रपद

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative) एकवचन used adverbially (‘at the end’)

• कुरु-द्वयम्: the pair ‘kuru’
• कुरु-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); मन्त्रपद

• छिन्धि-द्वयम्: the pair ‘cut!’ (chiṇdhi)
• छिन्धि-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिद् (धातु) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘छिन्धि’ = लोट् (Imperative) मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन (2nd sg) परस्मैपद, मन्त्रपदत्वेन नामवत्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमबोधक (adverb: ‘then/thereafter’)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb: ‘afterwards’)

• विदारय-युगम्: the pair ‘tear apart!’ (vidāraya)
• विदारय-युगम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदारय (धातु √दॄ/√दर् causative sense) + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘विदारय’ = लोट् (Imperative) मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन (2nd sg) परस्मैपद, मन्त्रपदत्वेन नामवत्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमबोधक

Speaker

Narada (instructional passage within Vedanga/technical arrangement)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It presents a technical, sequential placement of specific mantra-units (pairs) intended to create spiritual protection—especially the final placement aimed at countering harmful or wicked influences.

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

Indirectly: it supports devotion by prescribing protective ritual-mantra structure, helping the practitioner maintain steadiness and purity for worship and remembrance without obstruction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A procedural, technical use of mantra arrangement (akin to nyāsa/krama) where named units are placed in a prescribed order—reflecting applied ritual methodology within Vedanga-style instruction.