Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

भूतप्रेतपिशाचाश्च परकृत्यादिकान् गदान् । द्रावयंतु स्वशक्तीनां भूषणैरायुधैर्मम ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

bhūtapretapiśācāśca parakṛtyādikān gadān | drāvayaṃtu svaśaktīnāṃ bhūṣaṇairāyudhairmama || 35 ||

Translation

Nguyện các bhūta, preta và piśāca xua tan mọi bệnh hoạn, tai ương như tà thuật của kẻ thù và các điều tương tự—bằng những trang sức và khí giới vốn là năng lực tự thân của con.

Word by Word

• bhūta-preta-piśācāḥ: bhūtas, pretas, and piśācas
• bhūta-preta-piśācāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + preta (प्रातिपदिक) + piśāca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• para-kṛtya-ādikān: (spells/acts) like hostile sorcery etc.
• para-kṛtya-ādikān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtya (कृत्य, प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Bahuvacana (Plural); ‘ādika’ = ‘etc.’; qualifies ‘gadān’

• gadān: afflictions/attacks
• gadān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gada (गद, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• drāvayantu: let (them) drive away
• drāvayantu: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dru/drav (द्रु/द्रव्, धातु) causative √drāvay (द्रावय्)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (Plural); णिच्-प्रत्यय causative (causative imperative)

• sva-śaktīnām: of their own powers
• sva-śaktīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (स्व, प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (शक्ति, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive, 6th), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: by ornaments
• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (भूषण, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental, 3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• āyudhaiḥ: by weapons
• āyudhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyudha (आयुध, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental, 3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun); Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (in a protective/ritual context within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)

Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)

FAQs

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

It frames protection as a spiritual force: afflictions like hostile rites and disease are to be dispelled through one’s divinized powers, symbolized as “ornaments and weapons,” rather than through fear.

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

Even in a technical/ritual setting, the verse implies reliance on sacred power aligned with the Divine; devotion internalizes protection so that negative forces are repelled by sanctified energy rather than mere external measures.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science—protective prayogas (ritual applications) where mantric empowerment and symbolic implements (āyudha/bhūṣaṇa) are used to counter parakṛtya-type harm and illness.