Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

षड्दीर्घाढ्येन मंत्रेण षडंगानि समाचरेत् । सरयूतीरमंदारवेदिकापंकजासने ॥ १०५ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaḍdīrghāḍhyena maṃtreṇa ṣaḍaṃgāni samācaret | sarayūtīramaṃdāravedikāpaṃkajāsane || 105 ||

Translation

Con un mantra que contiene seis vocales largas, ejecútese debidamente los seis ritos auxiliares (ṣaḍaṅga). Esto ha de hacerse en la ribera del Sarayū, sobre un asiento de loto dispuesto en un altar/plataforma de madera de mandāra.

Word by Word

• षड्-दीर्घ-आढ्येन: with the six-long-syllabled (mantra)
• षड्-दीर्घ-आढ्येन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षड् (प्रातिपदिक) + दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण ‘endowed with six long (syllables)’

• मन्त्रेण: by/with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• षड्-अङ्गानि: the six limbs (aṅgas)
• षड्-अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड् (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• समाचरेत्: should perform
• समाचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सरयू-तीर-मन्दार-वेदिका-पङ्कज-आसने: on the lotus-seat altar of mandāra (tree) on the bank of the Sarayū
• सरयू-तीर-मन्दार-वेदिका-पङ्कज-आसने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरयू (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दार (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदिका (प्रातिपदिक) + पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; अधिकरण (location)

Speaker

Sage Narada (instructional narration within Vedanga/ritual-technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sarayu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined mantra-practice: the mantra’s precise phonetic form and the performance of ṣaḍaṅga (six auxiliary rites) together create ritual purity, focus, and efficacy, especially when undertaken at a sanctifying tirtha like the Sarayū.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing correct, reverent worship-methods—mantra, posture/seat, and sacred setting—so devotion is expressed through careful, traditional observance rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Śikṣā (phonetics) through the specification of “six long vowels” in the mantra, and ritual procedure (anga/nyāsa-type auxiliaries) through the instruction to perform the ṣaḍaṅga correctly.