Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

प्राणायामषडंगे च मूलेन सकलं चरेत् । पुष्पांजल्यष्टकं दत्वा ध्यात्वा रामं ससीतकम् ॥ १३० ॥

Transliteration

prāṇāyāmaṣaḍaṃge ca mūlena sakalaṃ caret | puṣpāṃjalyaṣṭakaṃ datvā dhyātvā rāmaṃ sasītakam || 130 ||

Translation

Dann vollziehe man den vollständigen Ritus zusammen mit dem sechsgliedrigen Prāṇāyāma, unter Verwendung des Mūla-Mantra. Nachdem man acht Anjali Blumen dargebracht hat, meditiere man über Śrī Rāma zusammen mit Sītā.

Word by Word

• प्राणायाम-षडङ्गे: in the sixfold prāṇāyāma (practice)
• प्राणायाम-षडङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणायाम (प्रातिपदिक) + षडङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (prāṇāyāma’s six-limbed [practice]); अधिकरणम्

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

• मूलेन: with the root(-mantra)
• मूलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करणम् (instrumental)

• सकलम्: the whole, entire
• सकलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• चरेत्: should perform/practice
• चरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पुष्प-अञ्जलि-अष्टकम्: an eightfold handful-of-flowers offering
• पुष्प-अञ्जलि-अष्टकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (eightfold offering of flower-handfuls); कर्म

• दत्वा: having offered
• दत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकर्म (having given/offered)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated on
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकर्म (having meditated)

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• स-सीतकम्: together with Sita
• स-सीतकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + सीतका/सीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (with Sītā); विशेषणम् (रामम् qualifies)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita

FAQs

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

It links inner purification (six-limbed prāṇāyāma) with outer worship (eight flower-offerings) and culminates in focused devotion through meditation on Rama with Sita—showing ritual as a support for steady bhakti and dhyāna.

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

Bhakti is expressed through reverent offerings and, more importantly, through sustained contemplation of the personal form of the Lord—Rama—together with Sita, emphasizing loving remembrance grounded in disciplined practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual-technical discipline: regulated prāṇāyāma as an aṅga of worship, correct use of a mūla-mantra, and a counted offering (aṣṭaka) sequence—features typical of procedural vidhi found in Vedanga-influenced practice.