Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
छन्दश्च देवता सीता पतिर्बीजं तथादिमम् । स्वाहा शक्तिश्च कामेन कुर्यादंगानि षट् क्रमात् ॥ ६६ ॥
chandaśca devatā sītā patirbījaṃ tathādimam | svāhā śaktiśca kāmena kuryādaṃgāni ṣaṭ kramāt || 66 ||
الوزن الشعري (تشاندس) والإلهة الحاكمة هي سيتا؛ وأما ربّها راما، زوجها، فيُعلَن أنه مقطع البذرة (بيجا) وكذلك صيغة الافتتاح الأولى. و«سفاهَا» هي القوة (شاكتي). ومن أراد الثمرة المقصودة فليؤدِّ بعد ذلك الأعضاء الستة (أنغا-نياسا) على الترتيب.
Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual instruction context, typical of Book 1.3 Vedanga material)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It formalizes mantra-prayoga by assigning chandas, devatā, bīja, and śakti, then directing aṅga-nyāsa—showing that devotion is supported by precise ritual structure so the worship becomes focused and empowered.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined worship: Sītā is treated as the devatā, Rāma as the bīja, and the practitioner internalizes the mantra through six-limbed nyāsa, turning devotion into steady, embodied remembrance.
It highlights mantra-śāstra procedure tied to chandas (prosody) and ritual application—how a mantra is technically “set” with devatā, bīja, śakti and then applied through ṣaḍ-aṅga (six-part) nyāsa in proper order.