Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca

Māruti-kavaca

Devanagari script

यस्य संधारणात्सद्यः सर्वे नश्यंत्युपद्रवाः । भूतप्रेतारिजं दुःखं नाशमेति न संशयः ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

yasya saṃdhāraṇātsadyaḥ sarve naśyaṃtyupadravāḥ | bhūtapretārijaṃ duḥkhaṃ nāśameti na saṃśayaḥ || 2 ||

Translation

Chỉ cần ghi giữ (trong tâm hay trì tụng) thì mọi tai chướng liền bị diệt trừ. Khổ đau do quỷ thần, vong linh hay kẻ thù gây ra cũng chấm dứt—không hề nghi ngờ.

Word by Word

• यस्य: of which/whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• संधारणात्: from (its) wearing/retaining
• संधारणात्: अपादान (Cause/Source; ‘from the wearing/holding’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + धृ (धातु) + अन (ल्युट्/भाववाचक-प्रत्यय) → संधारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भाववाचक-नाम (action noun, ल्युट्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: immediately)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier) उपद्रवाः

• नश्यन्ति: perish; are destroyed
• नश्यन्ति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उपद्रवाः: calamities; afflictions
• उपद्रवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भूतप्रेतारिजम्: born of spirits, ghosts, and enemies
• भूतप्रेतारिजम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत + प्रेत + अरि + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (determinative; source-cause): भूत-प्रेत-अरिभ्यः जातम् ‘arising from bhūtas, pretas, and enemies’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) दुःखम्

• दुःखम्: sorrow; suffering
• दुःखम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; with एति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाशम्: destruction; end
• नाशम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; goal-state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एति: goes; comes to
• एति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: प्रतिषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; ‘there is no doubt’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (teaching/instructional narration within Third Pada technical-religious context)

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 teaches the efficacy of mantra-dhāraṇā (steady retention/recitation): spiritual steadiness and sacred sound are presented as immediate remedies that dissolve external disturbances and fear-based suffering.

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

By emphasizing “holding” the sacred formula, it points to continuous remembrance (smaraṇa) and faith-filled repetition—core bhakti disciplines—through which anxieties and hostile influences lose power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-prayoga and dhāraṇā as a shānti/rakṣā method—aligned with technical disciplines used in ritual practice (proper retention and focused recitation as a remedial measure).