Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

सर्वशत्रुच्छेदनेति ततो मम परस्य च ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

sarvaśatrucchedaneti tato mama parasya ca || 89 ||

Translation

Vì thế, (thần chú/danh hiệu) ấy được gọi là “kẻ chặt đứt mọi kẻ thù”, và hiệu lực ấy ứng nghiệm cho cả ta lẫn người khác.

Word by Word

• सर्व: of all
• सर्व: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular); विशेषण

• शत्रु: of enemies
• शत्रु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• च्छेदने: in cutting off, in destruction
• च्छेदने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छेदन्/छेदन (प्रातिपदिक; from छिद् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative particle)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् (ablatival adverb: 'then/from that')

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

• परस्य: of another, of the other
• परस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It explains the purposeful naming of a mantra/epithet: its very designation—“cutter of all enemies”—signals a protective and obstacle-removing spiritual efficacy.

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

By implying that recitation with faith yields protection, it supports bhakti as a practical refuge—devotional remembrance that removes inner and outer opposition to dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a Vedanga-style principle of technical interpretation: understanding a mantra/name through its etymological force (nāma/śabda-arthas) and applying it in ritual or protective recitation.