Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

येजनं काम्यकर्माणि सर्वं कुर्यात्षडर्णवत् । रामश्च चन्द्रभ द्रांतो ङेनमोंतो ध्रुवादिकः ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

yejanaṃ kāmyakarmāṇi sarvaṃ kuryātṣaḍarṇavat | rāmaśca candrabha drāṃto ṅenamoṃto dhruvādikaḥ || 63 ||

Translation

Opferhandlungen und alle begehrensorientierten Riten soll man vollständig nach der Weise des sechssilbigen Mantras vollziehen. «Rāma» und andere sechssilbige Formen—solche, die mit «candrabha» enden, solche, die mit «ṅe-namoṃ» enden, und solche, die mit «dhruva» beginnen—sind entsprechend anzuwenden.

Word by Word

• यजनम्: worship/sacrifice (yajana)
• यजनम्: कर्म (as object of कुर्यात्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजन (प्रातिपदिक; from √यज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• काम्य-कर्माणि: desire-motivated rites
• काम्य-कर्माणि: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘desired/optional rites’

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: विशेषण (to यजनम्/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (collective)

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• षडर्णवत्: as in the six-syllabled (mantra) method
• षडर्णवत्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक (comparative adverb) ‘-वत्’ = ‘like/as’

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• चन्द्रभद्रान्तः: having ‘candrabhadra’ as the ending (of the mantra)
• चन्द्रभद्रान्तः: विशेषण (to रामः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पाठभेद/दूषितपाठ-सम्भावना (IAST ‘candrabha drāṃto’); अर्थतः ‘चन्द्रभद्रान्त’ = ‘ending with candrabhadra’ (mantra-ending)

• ङे-नमो-अन्तः: ending with ‘ṅe…namo’
• ङे-नमो-अन्तः: विशेषण (to रामः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ङे (बीज/अक्षर; अव्यय-प्राय) + नमः (अव्यय) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘ending with ṅe…namo’ (mantra-ending); पाठदूषण-सम्भावना (ङेनमोंतो)

• ध्रुव-आदिकः: beginning with ‘dhruva’ etc.
• ध्रुव-आदिकः: विशेषण (to रामः / mantra-type)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘and the like beginning with dhruva’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/Mantra-vidhi context, within the Narada Purana’s technical sections)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Rama

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that even result-oriented (kāmya) rites should be structured around a disciplined mantra-method (ṣaḍarṇa/ṣaḍakṣara-vidhi), implying that correct mantra-application and sacred sound-order are central to efficacy and purity in ritual.

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

By foregrounding mantra-centered practice (including the ‘Rāma’ mantra-form), the verse points to devotion expressed through regulated japa and ritual—where reverence is embodied in precise, repeated sacred utterance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics) and mantra-prayoga: the verse references technical mantra ‘endings/beginnings’ (nasalized syllables, fixed openings like dhruva), indicating attention to pronunciation, formation, and correct ritual deployment.