Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

अस्यापि पूर्ववत्सर्वं न्यासध्यानार्चनादिकम् । आंजनेयपदांते तु गुरवे हृदयांतिमः ॥ १०० ॥

Transliteration

asyāpi pūrvavatsarvaṃ nyāsadhyānārcanādikam | āṃjaneyapadāṃte tu gurave hṛdayāṃtimaḥ || 100 ||

Translation

Auch für dieses (Mantra/Ritual) ist alles wie zuvor zu vollziehen: Nyāsa, Meditation, Verehrung und dergleichen. Am Ende des Wortes „Āñjaneya“ füge man die letzte Bīja des Herzens (hṛdaya) hinzu und bringe sie dann dem Guru dar.

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this/of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘also/even’)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• न्यास-ध्यान-अर्चन-आदिकम्: nyāsa, meditation, worship, etc.
• न्यास-ध्यान-अर्चन-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular; समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (न्यासं च ध्यानं च अर्चनं च आदयः)

• आञ्जनेय-पद-अन्ते: at the end of the word ‘Āñjaneya’
• आञ्जनेय-पद-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आञ्जनेय (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आञ्जनेयस्य पदस्य अन्ते)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• गुरवे: to the guru
• गुरवे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th), एकवचन; Dative singular

• हृदय-अन्तिमः: the final (syllable/element) ‘hṛdaya’
• हृदय-अन्तिमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हृदयस्य अन्तिमः)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Āñjaneya
• Guru

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that mantra-upāsanā must follow an established, orderly procedure—nyāsa, dhyāna, and arcana—so the practice becomes both disciplined and spiritually efficacious, and it is sealed by reverence to the Guru.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through careful worship (arcana) and meditative remembrance (dhyāna), culminating in surrender to the Guru, showing devotion as both inner contemplation and outer rite.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical mantra-vidhi—how to perform nyāsa and how to append a specific bīja/syllabic element (the hṛdaya-antima) to a mantra—reflecting the applied ritual science taught in the text’s Vedāṅga-oriented section.