Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 149

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मणस्य मनुर्जप्यो मुमुक्षुभिरतंद्रितैः । अजप्त्वा लक्ष्मणमनुं राममंत्रान् जपंति ये ॥ १४९ ॥

Transliteration

lakṣmaṇasya manurjapyo mumukṣubhirataṃdritaiḥ | ajaptvā lakṣmaṇamanuṃ rāmamaṃtrān japaṃti ye || 149 ||

Translation

ينبغي لطالبي التحرّر أن يداوموا بلا فتور على جَپَةِ مَنترَةِ لكشمانا. أمّا الذين يَجْپون مَنترات راما من غير أن يسبقوها بتكرار مَنترَةِ لكشمانا، فلا يسيرون على الترتيب الصحيح.

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मणस्य: of Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (genitive singular)

• मनुः: mantra (manu)
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• जप्यः: to be recited
• जप्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय; जप्य)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘to be recited’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (मनुः)

• मुमुक्षुभिः: by seekers of liberation
• मुमुक्षुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुमुक्षु (प्रातिपदिक; desiderative noun)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• अतन्द्रितैः: by the untiring (ones)
• अतन्द्रितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-तन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मुमुक्षुभिः)

• अजप्त्वा: without reciting
• अजप्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जप् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव) with नञ् (अ-)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund) नञ्-पूर्वकः; ‘जप्त्वा’ = having recited, ‘अजप्त्वा’ = without reciting

• लक्ष्मणमनुम्: Lakshmana-mantra
• लक्ष्मणमनुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (लक्ष्मणस्य मनुः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• राममन्त्रान्: Rama-mantras
• राममन्त्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (रामस्य मन्त्राः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (accusative plural)

• जपन्ति: recite
• जपन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Narada (teaching mantra-vidhi within the Narada Purana’s instructional dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Rama

FAQs

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

It emphasizes mantra-vidhi (correct procedure): for mokṣa-oriented sādhana, one should follow the prescribed order—beginning with the Lakṣmaṇa-mantra—so that Rāma-japa becomes properly grounded and effective.

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

Bhakti here is not merely emotion but disciplined worship: diligent japa and honoring the proper devotional sequence (Lakṣmaṇa as the devoted attendant of Rāma) are presented as integral to authentic Rāma-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights procedural correctness in recitation and practice—an applied, rule-based approach aligned with śikṣā/vyākaraṇa-style precision in sacred utterance and with mantra-śāstra norms regarding order (krama) and diligence in japa.