Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

तारो मया हृदंते स्याद्रामाय प्रणवांतिमः । शिवोमाराममंत्रोऽयमष्टार्णः सर्वसिद्धिदः ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

tāro mayā hṛdaṃte syādrāmāya praṇavāṃtimaḥ | śivomārāmamaṃtro'yamaṣṭārṇaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ || 113 ||

Translation

„Tāra“ (der Pranava, Oṃ) soll von mir im Herzen als innerer Halt verankert werden; und die letzte Silbe ist „rāmāya“. Dies ist das Śiva–Umā–Rāma-Mantra, eine acht-silbige Formel, die alle Siddhis (Vollkommenheiten) verleiht.

Word by Word

• तारः: (the syllable) ‘tāra’
• तारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हृद्-अन्ते: at the end of ‘hṛd’
• हृद्-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘हृदः अन्ते’)

• स्यात्: should be / is to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• रामाय: to/for Rāma
• रामाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• प्रणव-अन्तिमः: ending with praṇava (oṃ)
• प्रणव-अन्तिमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम्

• शिव-उमा-राम-मन्त्रः: the mantra ‘Śiva–Umā–Rāma’
• शिव-उमा-राम-मन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + राम (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (नामनिर्देशः)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अष्ट-अर्णः: eight-syllabled
• अष्ट-अर्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः; विशेषणम्

• सर्व-सिद्धि-दः: giver of all attainments
• सर्व-सिद्धि-दः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘सर्वाः सिद्धयः ददाति’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pranava (Om)
• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)
• Rama

FAQs

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

It codifies a specific mantra-structure (placing Pranava inwardly and using “rāmāya”) and declares it aṣṭārṇa and sarvasiddhida—indicating disciplined japa/upāsanā can yield both spiritual and ancillary attainments.

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

By prescribing remembrance “in the heart” and invoking revered deities (Śiva–Umā–Rāma), it frames devotion as internalized mantra-upāsanā where bhakti is practiced through sustained japa and contemplation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-śāstra style technicality—syllable-counting (aṣṭārṇa), placement (hṛd-ante), and mantra-formation markers (Pranava as a structural element), aligning with applied ritual-linguistic discipline associated with Vedāṅga-oriented practice.