Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

षडंगानि प्रकुर्वीत द्विरावृत्त्या पदत्रयैः । ध्यानार्चनादिकं सव ह्यस्य कुर्याद्दशार्णवत् ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaḍaṃgāni prakurvīta dvirāvṛttyā padatrayaiḥ | dhyānārcanādikaṃ sava hyasya kuryāddaśārṇavat || 78 ||

Translation

ينبغي أداء ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa (النّياس ذو الأعضاء الستة) بتكرار الصيغة ذات الكلمات الثلاث مرتين. ولهذا الطقس تُجرى جميع المراحل—التأمّل، والعبادة (arcana)، وما سواهما—تمامًا على النحو المقرّر في طريقة دَشَارْنَة (Daśārṇa).

Word by Word

• षडङ्गानि: the six limbs (aṅgas)
• षडङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (षड्-अङ्गानि = six limbs/ancillaries)

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• द्विः: twice
• द्विः: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्याविशेषण-प्रयोगः (adverb: ‘twice’)

• आवृत्त्या: by repetition
• आवृत्त्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पदत्रयैः: with the three words (padas)
• पदत्रयैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (त्रयाणि पदानि)

• ध्यानार्चनादिकम्: meditation, worship, etc.
• ध्यानार्चनादिकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान + अर्चन + आदि + क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः (ध्यान-अर्चन-आदि-कम् = meditation, worship, etc.)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Avyaya (अव्यय/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक (particle: ‘indeed/for’)

• अस्य: of this (mantra/practice)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• दशार्णवत्: as in the Daśārṇa (mantra method)
• दशार्णवत्: Avyaya (अव्यय/Comparative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दशार्णवत् (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक (indeclinable in -वत्: ‘like/as’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/ritual-technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined upāsanā: before worship, one purifies and “installs” the mantra through the sixfold auxiliary rite (ṣaḍaṅga), then completes the full sequence of meditation and worship in a standardized traditional method.

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

Bhakti here is shown as structured devotion—dhyāna (inner remembrance) joined with arcana (outer worship)—performed with correct mantra-practice and prescribed order, so devotion becomes steady and effective.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical discipline: correct mantra-application (a fixed three-word formula with specified repetition) and ṣaḍaṅga practice (a standard auxiliary framework used in mantra-upāsanā and nyāsa-style procedures).