Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
Devanagari script
भूतभीतिहरं वामवाहौ स्त्रीणां च पुत्रदम् । नृणां दक्षिणबाहुस्थं निर्धनानां धनप्रदम् ॥ १४३ ॥
Transliteration
bhūtabhītiharaṃ vāmavāhau strīṇāṃ ca putradam | nṛṇāṃ dakṣiṇabāhusthaṃ nirdhanānāṃ dhanapradam || 143 ||
Translation
یہ بھوتوں کے خوف کو دور کرتا ہے؛ بائیں بازو پر ہو تو عورتوں کو بیٹا عطا کرتا ہے۔ مردوں کے دائیں بازو پر ہو تو ناداروں کو دولت بخشتا ہے۔
Word by Word
bhūta-bhīti-haramremover of fear of spirits
bhūta-bhīti-haram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + bhīti (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (कृदन्त; √hṛ धातु)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; compound used adjectivally; hara = present participial/agent-noun derivative (कर्तरि) from √hṛ
vāma-vāhauin the left arm
vāma-vāhau:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvāma (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in/on the left arm’
strīṇāmof women
strīṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootstrī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
putra-damgiver of a son
putra-dam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootputra (प्रातिपदिक) + da (कृदन्त; √dā धातु)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘giver of a son’ (द = ददाति-कर्तरि)
nṛṇāmof men
nṛṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural
dakṣiṇa-bāhu-sthamsituated in the right arm
dakṣiṇa-bāhu-stham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootdakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (कृदन्त; √sthā धातु)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘situated in the right arm’ (स्थ = स्थित/स्थ)
nirdhanānāmof the poor
nirdhanānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootnirdhana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter (contextual), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; used for persons ‘the poor’
dhana-pradambestower of wealth
dhana-pradam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhana (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (कृदन्त; √dā धातु with pra-)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘bestower of wealth’
Speaker
Unspecified (gnomic/ritual instruction style verse; no explicit speaker indicated in the line provided).
Vrata Kalpa
Vrata: none
Verse Rasa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Characters & Entities
B
bhūta (beings/spirits)W
women (strī)M
men (nṛ)T
the poor/wealthless (nirdhana)L
left arm (vāma-bāhu)R
right arm (dakṣiṇa-bāhu)S
son/offspring (putra)W
wealth (dhana)FAQs