Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

एवंकृते भूतविषग्रहरोगाद्युपद्रवाः । नश्यंति तत्क्षणादेव विद्वेषिग्रहदानवाः ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃkṛte bhūtaviṣagraharogādyupadravāḥ | naśyaṃti tatkṣaṇādeva vidveṣigrahadānavāḥ || 19 ||

Translation

如法以此方式修持时，鬼魅附身、毒害、星曜作祟、疾病及其他灾厄皆立时消灭；即便是恶星与魔军亦将灭亡。

Word by Word

• एवं-कृते: when done thus
• एवं-कृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (कृते = done), लोके ‘thus done/when done thus’ (locative sense)

• भूत-विष-ग्रह-रोग-आदि-उपद्रवाः: afflictions such as spirit/poison/graha/disease troubles
• भूत-विष-ग्रह-रोग-आदि-उपद्रवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + विष + ग्रह + रोग + आदि + उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रधान: ‘disturbances (upadravāḥ) such as those from spirits, poison, ग्रह-afflictions, diseases, etc.’

• नश्यन्ति: perish
• नश्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• तत्-क्षणात्: from that very moment
• तत्-क्षणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘from that very moment’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/particle (emphasis)

• विद्वेषि-ग्रह-दानवाः: hostile grahas and demons
• विद्वेषि-ग्रह-दानवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वेषिन् + ग्रह + दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘hostile grahas/demons’ (vidveṣi qualifying)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a Vedanga/ritual-mantric remedy context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It presents dharmic protective practice as spiritually potent: properly performed sacred procedure (mantra/rite) immediately neutralizes negative forces—seen as both subtle (bhūta, graha) and gross (poison, disease).

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

Though framed as a remedy, the verse implies that faithful, correct performance under sacred authority brings swift protection—supporting the bhakti principle that sincere reliance on divine/vaidika means dispels fear and hostility.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied Jyotiṣa and mantra-prayoga: “graha” is treated as a technical category of affliction, and the verse emphasizes correct procedure (evaṃkṛte) as the key to effective śānti (pacification/protection).