Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

मंत्रप्रभावाञ्चलनं भवत्येव न संशयः । अष्टम्यां वा चतुर्दश्यां कुजे वा रविवासरे ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

maṃtraprabhāvāñcalanaṃ bhavatyeva na saṃśayaḥ | aṣṭamyāṃ vā caturdaśyāṃ kuje vā ravivāsare || 41 ||

Translation

毫无疑问，真言之力必被激发而起用——尤以月八日(Aṣṭamī)、月十四日(Caturdaśī)、周二或周日行持为甚。

Word by Word

• मन्त्र-प्रभाव-अञ्चलनम्: the stirring (effect) of mantra-power
• मन्त्र-प्रभाव-अञ्चलनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्चलन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): ‘movement/shaking due to mantra-power’

• भवति: happens/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘no doubt’ as nominal predicate with implied अस्ति

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth lunar day
• अष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• कुजे: on Tuesday / under Mars
• कुजे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ग्रहवाचक (Mars)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक

• रवि-वासरे: on Sunday
• रवि-वासरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘day of the Sun’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ravi
• Kuja

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-prayoga gains tangible efficacy when aligned with auspicious calendrical factors (tithi and weekday), showing how sacred sound is supported by disciplined timing.

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

By recommending specific sacred days for practice, it encourages steady, faith-filled repetition and vow-like observance—practical supports that strengthen devotional worship and focused remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga Jyotisha: selecting ritual timing using lunar tithis (Ashtami, Chaturdashi) and weekdays (Tuesday/Mars, Sunday/Sun) to enhance the intended result of mantra recitation.