Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 133

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

शक्तिः षड्दीर्घयुक्तेन बीजेनांगानि कल्पयेत् । ततो ध्यायन्महादेवीं सीतां त्रैलोक्यपूजिताम् ॥ १३३ ॥

Transliteration

śaktiḥ ṣaḍdīrghayuktena bījenāṃgāni kalpayet | tato dhyāyanmahādevīṃ sītāṃ trailokyapūjitām || 133 ||

Translation

وبمقطع البذرة لمانترا الشاكتي، المقرون بستّ حركاتٍ طويلة، يُرتِّب السالكُ النْياسا على الأعضاء. ثمّ، في التأمّل، ليتفكّر في المهاديڤي سيتا، المعبودة في العوالم الثلاثة.

Word by Word

• śaktiḥ: power; Śakti
• śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ṣaṭ-dīrgha-yuktena: with (a bīja) having six long (sounds)
• ṣaṭ-dīrgha-yuktena: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त, √yuj (धातु) + kta)
• Form: Puṃ/Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3/तृतीया), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'endowed with six long vowels/syllables' (instrumental)

• bījena: by/with the seed (mantra)
• bījena: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• aṅgāni: limbs/parts (nyāsa parts)
• aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• kalpayet: should arrange/assign
• kalpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kḷp (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ/optative), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Kramārtha-avyaya (क्रमार्थ/ablatival adverb)

• dhyāyan: meditating
• dhyāyan: Karta (कर्ता/agent participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhyai (धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (वर्तमान-कृदन्त), śatṛ-pratyaya (शतृ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'while meditating'

• mahā-devīm: the great goddess
• mahā-devīm: Karma (कर्म/object of dhyāyan)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: mahādevī = 'great goddess'

• sītām: Sītā
• sītām: Karma (कर्म/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; in apposition to mahādevīm

• trailokya-pūjitām: worshipped in the three worlds
• trailokya-pūjitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjita (कृदन्त, √pūj (धातु) + kta)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: trailokyapūjitā = 'worshipped in the three worlds'

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shakti
• Mahadevi
• Sita

FAQs

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

It links outer ritual precision (aṅga-nyāsa with a bīja) to inner realization through dhyāna, directing the practitioner to internalize Śakti and then contemplate Sītā as the universally revered Devī.

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

After the technical assignment of mantra-power onto the body, the verse culminates in loving contemplation of the Goddess—showing that ritual becomes complete when it flowers into focused devotion and reverent meditation on the deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-vidyā and ritual procedure—especially nyāsa (assignment to bodily limbs) and correct use of bīja-syllables with vowel-length (dīrgha) distinctions, reflecting phonetic/recitational precision akin to Śikṣā.