Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 192

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

हुं फट् स्वाहा च खङ्गाय नमः खङ्गार्चने मनुः । महाकौमोदकीत्यन्ते वदेञ्चैव महाबले ॥ १९२ ॥

Transliteration

huṃ phaṭ svāhā ca khaṅgāya namaḥ khaṅgārcane manuḥ | mahākaumodakītyante vadeñcaiva mahābale || 192 ||

Translation

“吽(huṁ)”、“啪吒(phaṭ)”与“娑嚩诃(svāhā)”——并加上“向圣剑致敬(namaḥ)”——此即供奉宝剑之真言。末了亦当诵出“摩诃考摩陀姬(Mahākaumodakī)”之名，噢大力者。

Word by Word

• हुं: huṃ (seed syllable)
• हुं: Sambodhana/Mantra-pada (सम्बोधन/मन्त्रपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हुं (अव्यय/बीज)
• Form: बीजाक्षर (bīja-syllable), अव्यय

• फट्: phaṭ (mantric exclamation)
• फट्: Mantra-pada (मन्त्रपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: फट् (अव्यय/बीज)
• Form: बीजाक्षर/उच्चारण (mantric exclamation), अव्यय

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Mantra-pada (मन्त्रपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय)
• Form: हविर्दान-सम्बन्धि निपात (offering exclamation), अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• खङ्गाय: to the sword
• खङ्गाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava/Prayojana (भाव/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (used as salutation)

• खङ्ग-अर्चने: in the worship of the sword
• खङ्ग-अर्चने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (खङ्गस्य अर्चने)

• मनुः: the mantra-formula (manu)
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन् (धातु) + उ (उणादि) → मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महाकौमोदकी-इति-अन्ते: at the end (add) ‘mahākaumodakī’
• महाकौमोदकी-इति-अन्ते: Desha/Kala-adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + कौमोदकी (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; सप्तमी-एकवचनार्थे (at the end), ‘इति’समासान्त; अर्थः: ‘महाकौमोदकी’ इति शब्दस्य अन्ते

• वदेत्: should say/utter
• वदेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• महाबले: O mighty one
• महाबले: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् बलः यस्य/महाबलः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/ritual-technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (implied via Kaumodaki)
• Kaumodaki
• Khanga (divine sword)

FAQs

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

It gives a precise mantra-vidhi: the verse frames weapon-worship as disciplined arcana, using bīja-syllables (huṁ, phaṭ) for protection and obstacle-cutting, and ‘svāhā’ to seal the ritual intent—linking the rite to Vaiṣṇava divine power (Kaumodakī).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverential worship (namaḥ, arcana) directed to sacred emblems associated with the Lord; invoking Kaumodakī implicitly places the practice within Vaiṣṇava devotion rather than mere martial power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga and arcana-krama (correct ritual sequencing and utterance), a technical application aligned with Vedanga-style precision in phonetics and liturgical usage of bīja-sounds and ‘svāhā’ formulas.