Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 150

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

Devanagari script

सुगोप्यं सर्वतंत्रेषु न देयं यस्य कस्यचित् । ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते चोत्थाय कृतनित्यक्रियः शुचिः ॥ १५० ॥

Transliteration

sugopyaṃ sarvataṃtreṣu na deyaṃ yasya kasyacit | brāhme muhūrte cotthāya kṛtanityakriyaḥ śuciḥ || 150 ||

Translation

یہ راز تمام تنتروں میں نہایت پوشیدہ ہے؛ اسے ہر کسی کو نہیں دینا چاہیے۔ برہما مُہورت میں اٹھ کر، نِتیہ کرم ادا کر کے، پاکیزہ ہو کر (سادنہ کرے)۔

Word by Word

• सुगोप्यम्: highly secret
• सुगोप्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + गोप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (intensifying: 'very secret'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here predicative with देयम् (neuter)

• सर्वतन्त्रेषु: in all tantras
• सर्वतन्त्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + तन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'all tantras'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; locative plural neuter

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (negation particle)

• देयम्: should be given
• देयम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—यत् (gerundive/भाव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'to be given'

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular

• कस्यचित्: of anyone
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular; अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite: 'of anyone')

• ब्राह्मे: in the Brahma (early)
• ब्राह्मे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular masculine; qualifies मुहूर्ते

• मुहूर्ते: at the muhurta
• मुहूर्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular masculine

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; 'having risen'

• कृतनित्यक्रियः: one who has performed daily duties
• कृतनित्यक्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + नित्यक्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive: 'one whose daily rites are done'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine; predicate adjective

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahma-muhūrta

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred technical knowledge (mantra/tantra) requires adhikāra (fitness): secrecy, purity (śauca), and disciplined daily practice, so the teaching remains effective and not misused.

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

By stressing Brahma-muhūrta rising and nitya-karmas, it frames bhakti and sādhana as regulated devotion—devotional life is strengthened by purity, self-control, and correct observance rather than casual practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual discipline is implied: proper time selection (Brahma-muhūrta), rules of śauca (purity), and completion of nitya-kriyā (daily rites) as prerequisites for receiving and applying specialized teachings.