Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
भूतप्रेतपिशाचाश्च परकृत्यादिकान् गदान् । द्रावयंतु स्वशक्तीनां भूषणैरायुधैर्मम ॥ ३५ ॥
bhūtapretapiśācāśca parakṛtyādikān gadān | drāvayaṃtu svaśaktīnāṃ bhūṣaṇairāyudhairmama || 35 ||
بھوت، پریت اور پِشَچ—پرکرتیا وغیرہ سے پیدا ہونے والی بیماریوں کو میری اپنی شکتیوں کے زیورات اور ہتھیاروں کے ذریعے دور بھگا دیں۔
Narada (in a protective/ritual context within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)
FAQs
It frames protection as a spiritual force: afflictions like hostile rites and disease are to be dispelled through one’s divinized powers, symbolized as “ornaments and weapons,” rather than through fear.
Even in a technical/ritual setting, the verse implies reliance on sacred power aligned with the Divine; devotion internalizes protection so that negative forces are repelled by sanctified energy rather than mere external measures.
It reflects applied ritual science—protective prayogas (ritual applications) where mantric empowerment and symbolic implements (āyudha/bhūṣaṇa) are used to counter parakṛtya-type harm and illness.