Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53

The Exposition of Hanumān’s Protective Kavaca

Māruti-kavaca

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे हनुमत्कवचनिरूपणं नामाष्टसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde hanumatkavacanirūpaṇaṃ nāmāṣṭasaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 78 ||

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ bảy mươi tám, mang tên “Trình bày Áo Giáp Hộ Thân (Kavaca) của Hanumān”, thuộc phần trước của Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, trong Đại Tự Sự, ở Pāda thứ ba.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• श्री: revered; auspicious
• श्री: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/सम्बोधन-एकवचन (honorific prefix used indeclinably in titles)

• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहन् + नारदीय + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• पूर्वभागे: in the former part
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great narrative (upākhyāna)
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• तृतीयपादे: in the third section (pāda)
• तृतीयपादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• हनुमत्कवचनिरूपणम्: the exposition of Hanumat’s protective hymn/armor
• हनुमत्कवचनिरूपणम्: Karta (कर्ता/heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् + कवच + निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अध्याय-नाम (title as nominative)

• नाम: named; called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (designation particle)

• अष्टसप्ततितमः: seventy-eighth
• अष्टसप्ततितमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट + सप्तति + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देश (chapter heading)

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (colophon statement; not part of the dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Brihannaradeya Purana

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter; its significance is archival and liturgical—it preserves the chapter’s title, placement, and textual authority within the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa.

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

Indirectly: by naming the chapter as “Hanumān’s Kavaca,” it frames devotion as protective remembrance—bhakti expressed through recitation and reliance on Hanumān’s grace.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights textual organization and transmission practice (anukrama/colophon tradition) used in Purāṇic and śāstric literature—useful for accurate citation, memorization, and ritual recitation contexts.