Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 138

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

प्रचटद्वयमाभाष्य कहयुग्मन च मद्वयम् । बन्धद्वयं घातयेति द्वयं वर्मास्त्रमीरयेत् ॥ १३८ ॥

Transliteration

pracaṭadvayamābhāṣya kahayugmana ca madvayam | bandhadvayaṃ ghātayeti dvayaṃ varmāstramīrayet || 138 ||

Translation

‘پرچٹ’ دو بار پڑھ کر، پھر ‘کہ’ کا جوڑا اور ‘م’ دو بار اُچारे۔ اس کے بعد ‘بندھ کے دو بندھنوں کو ضرب لگا’—یہ فقرہ دو بار کہہ کر، یوں ورماستر (حفاظتی ہتھیار-منتر) کا پاٹھ کرے۔

Word by Word

• प्रचट-द्वयम्: the pair ‘pracaṭa’
• प्रचट-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचट (प्रातिपदिक/मन्त्रपद) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘pair of “pracaṭa”’

• आभाष्य: having uttered
• आभाष्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + भाष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having uttered/spoken’

• कह-युग्मम्: the pair ‘kaha’
• कह-युग्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कह (मन्त्राक्षर) + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘pair (yugma) of “kaha”’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (and)

• म-द्वयम्: the pair ‘ma’
• म-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: म (वर्ण) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘pair of “ma”’

• बन्ध-द्वयम्: the pair ‘bandha’
• बन्ध-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक/मन्त्रपद) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘pair of “bandha”’

• घातयेति: “ghātayeti” (the uttered form)
• घातयेति: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातय् (धातु: णिच् causative of हन्/घात)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; quoted mantra-form ‘(he) causes to strike/kill’

• द्वयम्: a pair (twice)
• द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वर्मास्त्रम्: the armor-weapon (varmāstra)
• वर्मास्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्म + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘armor-weapon’ (protective missile)

• ईरयेत्: should utter/recite
• ईरयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical mantra/vidya usage)

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 gives a precise recitation-sequence for a protective mantra (Varmāstra), emphasizing that correct phonetic repetition and order are integral to removing “bonds” (obstructions) and establishing spiritual/ritual protection.

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

Indirectly: it supports devotional life by prescribing a protection-practice that removes hindrances (“bandha”), enabling steadiness in japa, worship, and disciplined dharma—common prerequisites for sustained Vishnu-bhakti in Purāṇic practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-vidhi: the verse stresses exact repetition-counts and syllabic order, reflecting the Vedāṅga principle that correct sound and sequence are essential in ritual and technical recitation.