Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
विश्वामित्रो मुनिश्चास्य गायत्री छंद ईरितम् । श्रीरामो देवता बीजं ध्रुवः शक्तिश्च ठद्वयम् ॥ ५३ ॥
viśvāmitro muniścāsya gāyatrī chaṃda īritam | śrīrāmo devatā bījaṃ dhruvaḥ śaktiśca ṭhadvayam || 53 ||
For this mantra/vidyā, the sage is declared to be Viśvāmitra; the metre is said to be Gāyatrī. Śrī Rāma is the presiding deity; the seed-syllable is “bīja”, Dhruva is the śakti, and the pair “ṭha” is stated as an additional identifying element.
Narada (teaching within a technical/mantra-vidhi context, as preserved in Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It gives the formal mantra-lakṣaṇa (ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, śakti) that sanctifies practice: the mantra is approached through its seer and metre, and centered on devotion to Śrī Rāma as the presiding deity.
By naming Śrī Rāma as the devatā of the practice, it frames the technical mantra procedure as an act of focused worship—bhakti expressed through correct mantra-recitation and ritual discipline.
It highlights chandas (metre) and mantra-vidhi conventions—how a mantra is defined by ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, and śakti—used in ritual application and nyāsa-style identification.