Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1

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

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । अथोच्यंते हनुमतो मंत्राः सर्वेष्टदायकाः । यान्समाराध्य विप्रेंद्र तत्तुल्याचरणा नराः ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | athocyaṃte hanumato maṃtrāḥ sarveṣṭadāyakāḥ | yānsamārādhya vipreṃdra tattulyācaraṇā narāḥ || 1 ||

Translation

Sanatkumāra nói: Nay sẽ tuyên thuyết các thần chú của Hanumān, những thần chú ban cho mọi điều mong cầu. Hỡi bậc tối thắng trong hàng brāhmaṇa, ai thành tâm phụng thờ và làm vừa lòng các thần chú ấy thì con người sẽ được đức hạnh và hạnh kiểm tương đồng với Ngài.

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) (लिट्-रूप; परस्मैपद)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: now/then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sequencer/particle)

• उच्यन्ते: are being stated
• उच्यन्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) (कर्मणि-प्रयोग)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; कर्मणि (passive voice)

• हनुमतः: of Hanumān
• हनुमतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मन्त्राः: mantras
• मन्त्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वेष्ट-दायकाः: granting all desired boons
• सर्वेष्ट-दायकाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + इष्ट + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष — ‘givers of all desired (things)’

• यान्: which (mantras)
• यान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun) — refers to ‘mantrān’

• समाराध्य: having worshipped/propitiated
• समाराध्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having propitiated’

• विप्र-इन्द्र: O best of brāhmaṇas
• विप्र-इन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘O chief of brāhmaṇas’

• तत्-तुल्य-आचरणाः: having conduct equal to that
• तत्-तुल्य-आचरणाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् + तुल्य + आचरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि — ‘whose conduct is like that (of Hanumān/that ideal)’

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It introduces Hanumān-mantras as a complete sādhana that fulfills legitimate desires while transforming the practitioner’s character toward Hanumān-like discipline, devotion, and strength.

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

Bhakti is presented as active propitiation (samārādhana) of Hanumān through mantra—devotion that not only grants results but also reshapes one’s conduct to mirror the ideal devotee.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse signals a technical, practice-focused section on mantra-upāsanā—how specific mantras are taught for defined results (phala) and for cultivating sādhaka-ācāra (right discipline and conduct).