Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

मुनिध्यानार्चनं चास्य प्रोक्तं सर्वं षडर्णवत् । रामांते चंद्रभद्रौ च ङेंतौ पावकवल्लभा ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

munidhyānārcanaṃ cāsya proktaṃ sarvaṃ ṣaḍarṇavat | rāmāṃte caṃdrabhadrau ca ṅeṃtau pāvakavallabhā || 102 ||

Translation

Meditation und rituelle Verehrung dieses (Mantras/der Gottheit) sind vollständig nach der Weise der sechssilbigen Formel gelehrt worden. Am Ende steht „Rāmā“; dazu kommen „Candrabhadrā“ und auch „ṅeṃtau“, zusammen mit „Pāvakavallabhā“.

Word by Word

• मुनि-ध्यान-अर्चनम्: (the) sage, meditation, and worship (set)
• मुनि-ध्यान-अर्चनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective dvandva)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

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

• प्रोक्तम्: declared/taught
• प्रोक्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘said/declared’

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• षड्-अर्णवत्: like the six-syllabled (one)
• षड्-अर्णवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षड् (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: -वत् प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective), उपमानार्थे; ‘having six syllables/letters’ sense

• राम-अन्ते: at the end of ‘Rāma’
• राम-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; सप्तमी-तत्समर्थे अव्ययवत्; ‘at the end of Rāma/after Rāma’

• चन्द्र-भद्रौ: (the two) ‘Candra-bhadra’ (syllables/names)
• चन्द्र-भद्रौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; कर्मधारय ‘moon-auspicious’ as a name

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ङेंतौ: the two ‘ṅe’ syllables
• ङेंतौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ङेत (प्रातिपदिक/बीजाक्षर-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; बीजाक्षर-द्वय-निर्देश

• पावक-वल्लभा: beloved of fire (Agni)
• पावक-वल्लभा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण/नामरूपेण

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a technical/Vedanga-mantra discussion to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Rāmā

FAQs

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

It links inner practice (dhyāna) and outer practice (arcana) to a precisely defined mantra-form (ṣaḍarṇa), showing that devotion in the Narada Purana is supported by correct mantra-structure and disciplined upāsanā.

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

Bhakti here is presented as organized worship: meditation on the deity/mantra and formal offering (arcana), anchored in a named, repeatable formula—so devotion becomes steady, transmissible, and effective in practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-technical knowledge tied to Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa-style precision: counting syllables (ṣaḍarṇa), placing elements in sequence (e.g., ‘Rāmā’ at the end), and preserving specific phonemic units (like ‘ṅeṃ’), which is essential for correct recitation and ritual use.