Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca

Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta

Devanagari script

छिद्रान्वेषरता नित्यं येऽस्मान्बाधितुमुद्यताः । ते सर्वे कार्तवीर्यस्य महाशंखरवाहताः ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

chidrānveṣaratā nityaṃ ye'smānbādhitumudyatāḥ | te sarve kārtavīryasya mahāśaṃkharavāhatāḥ || 63 ||

Translation

Những kẻ luôn rình tìm lỗi và hăm hở quấy nhiễu chúng ta—tất thảy đều bị đánh gục bởi tiếng thổi uy mãnh của đại pháp loa (đại ốc) của Kārtavīrya.

Word by Word

• छिद्रान्वेषरताः: intent on seeking faults
• छिद्रान्वेषरताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिद्र-अन्वेष-रत (प्रातिपदिक; छिद्र+अन्वेष+रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• बाधितुम्: to harass
• बाधितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to afflict/harass’

• उद्यताः: ready/intent
• उद्यताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-यत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; यत् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle in sense ‘ready/raised’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कार्तवीर्यस्य: of Kartavīrya
• कार्तवीर्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• महाशंखरवाहताः: overwhelmed by the roar of the great conch
• महाशंखरवाहताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाशंख-रव-आहत (प्रातिपदिक; महा+शंख+रव+आहत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (lit. ‘struck/overwhelmed by the sound of the great conch’)

Speaker

Narada (contextual attribution within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Kartavirya (Kartavirya Arjuna)

FAQs

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

It condemns habitual fault-finding and malicious harassment, portraying such negativity as ultimately powerless before righteous strength and divine-ordained protection.

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

By warning against nindā (slander) and chidra-anveṣa (fault-hunting), it supports bhakti as a discipline of pure speech and intent—qualities that protect devotion from being undermined by hostility.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a direct Vedanga rule, it reinforces the ethical foundation needed for sacred learning—especially disciplined speech and conduct that uphold study traditions associated with Vyākaraṇa and broader śāstra practice.