Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 191

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

Devanagari script

सर्वान्रो गानपाकृत्य चिरं जीवेच्छतं समाः । षड्दीर्घयुक्तं गगन वह्न्याख्यं तारसंपुटम् ॥ १९१ ॥

Transliteration

sarvānro gānapākṛtya ciraṃ jīvecchataṃ samāḥ | ṣaḍdīrghayuktaṃ gagana vahnyākhyaṃ tārasaṃpuṭam || 191 ||

Translation

依所传诵持之法，可除遣诸病，得长寿——乃至百岁。为此宣说“tāra-saṃpuṭa”，名为“gagana”与“vahni”，并具六个长元音。

Word by Word

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied object like रोगान्)

• रोगान्: diseases
• रोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• अपाकृत्य: having removed
• अपाकृत्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; ‘having removed’

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• जीवेत्: should live
• जीवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जीव् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• समाः: years
• समाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; ‘years’

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (in compound) ‘six’

• दीर्घयुक्तम्: endowed with long (syllables/vowels)
• दीर्घयुक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक); दीर्घ + युक्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: तत्पुरुष (दीर्घैः युक्तम् = endowed with long vowels/long syllables)

• गगनम्: ‘gagana’ (sky)
• गगनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (mantra-name element)

• वह्न्याख्यम्: called ‘vahni’ (fire)
• वह्न्याख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वह्न्याख्य (प्रातिपदिक); वह्नि + आख्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: तत्पुरुष (वह्निना आख्यं = named ‘vahni’)

• तारसंपुटम्: the ‘tāra’ enclosure/encapsulation
• तारसंपुटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारसंपुट (प्रातिपदिक); तार + संपुट
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextually neuter as mantra/yantra), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः: तत्पुरुष (तारस्य संपुटम् = enclosure of ‘tāra’ mantra)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical Vedanga/mantra context to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Tara (Oṃ)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes śabda (sacred sound) as a dharmic means for health and longevity, teaching that properly formed mantra—framed by tāra (Oṃ) and correct vowel-length—supports well-being and a full life-span.

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

While technical, it aligns with bhakti through disciplined japa: reverent, accurate chanting (with tāra/Oṃ) becomes an act of worship, where devotion is expressed as careful adherence to mantra-vidhi.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics) is highlighted: the rule of “ṣaḍ-dīrgha” (six long vowels) and the use of tāra-saṃpuṭa (Oṃ as a framing device) show how pronunciation and structure are treated as essential to mantra efficacy.