Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 154

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

नागपाशविनिर्मुक्तं ध्यात्वा लक्ष्मणमादरात् । अयुतं प्रजपेन्मंत्रं निगडान्मुच्यते ध्रुवम् ॥ १५४ ॥

Transliteration

nāgapāśavinirmuktaṃ dhyātvā lakṣmaṇamādarāt | ayutaṃ prajapenmaṃtraṃ nigaḍānmucyate dhruvam || 154 ||

Translation

Meditating with reverence on Lakṣmaṇa as the one freed from the serpent-noose, one should recite the mantra ten thousand times; one is certainly released from fetters (bondage).

Word by Word

• nāga-pāśa-vinirmuktam: freed from the serpent-noose
• nāga-pāśa-vinirmuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक) + pāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-nis-muc (धातु) → vinirmukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of Lakṣmaṇa); समासः—नागपाशात् विनिर्मुक्तः (ablative relation)

• dhyātvā: having meditated
• dhyātvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having meditated upon)

• lakṣmaṇam: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ādarāt: with reverence
• ādarāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (ablative-form used adverbially), पञ्चमी-प्रयोगः; हेतौ/भावे (out of reverence)

• ayutam: ten thousand (times)
• ayutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिमाण (ten thousand times)

• prajapet: should recite repeatedly
• prajapet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-jap (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mantram: the mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nigaḍāt: from fetters
• nigaḍāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nigaḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/अपादान), बहुवचन-रूपेण पाठभेदः सम्भवः; अत्र पाठः ‘निगडान्’ (acc.pl.) इति दृश्यते, अर्थतः ‘निगडैः/निगडात्’ (from fetters)

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive)

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/निश्चयार्थ), अवधारणार्थ (certainly)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical mantra-prayoga within Vedanga-oriented sections)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana

FAQs

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

It presents a mantra-prayoga where focused dhyāna on Lakṣmaṇa—symbolizing release from constriction—combined with disciplined japa (10,000 repetitions) is said to remove both literal and inner “fetters,” i.e., binding limitations and karmic constraints.

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

Bhakti is expressed through ādarāt (reverent remembrance) and steady japa; devotion is made practical by fixing the mind on a revered divine exemplar (Lakṣmaṇa) and sustaining faith through repeated mantra-recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical ritual detail is given: a specific sankhyā (count) for japa—ayuta (10,000)—along with dhyāna as an aṅga (supporting limb) of mantra-prayoga, reflecting applied discipline typical of Narada Purana’s technical sections.