Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca

Māruti-kavaca

Devanagari script

सर्वाग्निव्याधिसंस्तंभकारिणे भयहारिणे । सदा वनफलाहारसंतृप्ताय विशेषतः ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

sarvāgnivyādhisaṃstaṃbhakāriṇe bhayahāriṇe | sadā vanaphalāhārasaṃtṛptāya viśeṣataḥ || 48 ||

Translation

اُس کو نمسکار ہے جو ہر طرح کے بخار اور بیماریوں کو روک دیتا ہے، جو خوف کو دور کرتا ہے، اور جو ہمیشہ جنگلی پھلوں کی غذا پر قناعت رکھنے والے بھکت سے خاص طور پر خوش ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (used as compound-member; ‘all’)

• अग्नि: fire
• अग्नि: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• व्याधि: disease
• व्याधि: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• संस्तम्भ: paralysis/stiffening
• संस्तम्भ: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• कारिणे: to the one who causes
• कारिणे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; from √कृ (धातु) with -इन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• भय: fear
• भय: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• हारिणे: to the remover
• हारिणे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; from √हृ (धातु) with -इन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• वन: forest
• वन: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• फल: fruit
• फल: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• आहार: food/diet
• आहार: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• संतृप्ताय: to the satisfied one
• संतृप्ताय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संतृप्त (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from सम्+√तृप् (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

Speaker

Narada (instructing within a Vedanga/observance context, addressing the divine object of praise, typically Vishnu)

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 presents the deity as both a spiritual refuge (fear-remover) and a healer, while praising disciplined simplicity—contentment with a restrained, sattvic diet—as especially pleasing in devotional practice.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverent praise and lifestyle alignment: devotion is not only recitation but also cultivating contentment and restraint, which are offered as a pleasing form of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied dharma and vrata-prayoga (practical observance): regulated diet and disciplined conduct are treated as supportive auxiliaries to mantra and worship, a common technical emphasis in Book 1.3’s instructional tone.