Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca

Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta

Devanagari script

महायोगसमायुक्तः सर्वदिक्चक्रमंडलः । महायोगीश्वरः पातु सर्वतो मम पद्मभृत् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

mahāyogasamāyuktaḥ sarvadikcakramaṃḍalaḥ | mahāyogīśvaraḥ pātu sarvato mama padmabhṛt || 26 ||

Translation

جو پرم مہایوگ سے یکتا ہے، جس کا منڈل سب سمتوں کا چکر ہے، یوگیوں کا مہیشور—وہ پدم دھاری بھگوان—ہر طرف سے میری حفاظت کرے۔

Word by Word

• महायोग-समायुक्तः: endowed with great yoga
• महायोग-समायुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायोग (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त; सम्-आ-युज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण: क्त (past passive participle) from सम्+आ+युज्

• सर्व-दिक्-चक्र-मण्डलः: the circle/mandala of the wheel of all directions
• सर्व-दिक्-चक्र-मण्डलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास: सर्वदिक् (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ) + चक्रमण्डल (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• महायोगीश्वरः: Lord of great yogins
• महायोगीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘महायोगिनाम् ईश्वरः’

• पातु: may (he) protect
• पातु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘from all sides/everywhere’

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पद्मभृत्: the lotus-bearer
• पद्मभृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + भृत् (कृदन्त; भृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्त-नाम: क्विप्/कृत् ‘भृत्’ (bearer); षष्ठी/कर्मधारयार्थ-तत्पुरुष: ‘पद्मं बिभर्ति’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It is a protective invocation (rakṣā-prārthanā) that places the devotee under Vishnu’s all-directional guardianship, affirming Him as the supreme yogic Lord who pervades the cosmic mandala.

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

Bhakti is expressed as surrender: the devotee directly appeals to the Lotus-bearer for protection, trusting the Lord’s omnipresence and supremacy rather than relying on personal power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses a directional-cosmology frame (sarva-dik, cakra, maṇḍala) typical of ritual and mantra application—invoking protection from all quarters as done in prayogas of stotra and nyāsa-style recitation.