Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 119

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

स्वयमायांति निधयः सिद्धयश्च सुरेप्सिताः । तारो माया च भरताग्रजराममनोभवः ॥ ११९ ॥

Transliteration

svayamāyāṃti nidhayaḥ siddhayaśca surepsitāḥ | tāro māyā ca bharatāgrajarāmamanobhavaḥ || 119 ||

Translation

Los tesoros y las perfecciones (siddhi), deseados incluso por los dioses, llegan por sí solos. Asimismo se obtiene a Tārā, a Māyā y a Manobhava (Kāma), y también a Rāma, el hermano mayor de Bharata.

Word by Word

• स्वयम्: of themselves
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आयान्ति: come
• आयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु) with उपसर्ग आ-
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• निधयः: treasures
• निधयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सिद्धयः: accomplishments (siddhis)
• सिद्धयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• सुर-ईप्सिताः: desired by the gods
• सुर-ईप्सिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईप्सित (कृदन्त; √आप्/ईप्स् ‘to desire/seek’, past passive participle ‘desired’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of निधयः/सिद्धयः)

• तारः: Tāra (a siddhi/attainment)
• तारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माया: illusion/magic power
• माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• भरत-अग्रज-राम-मनोभवः: Manobhava (Cupid), (born from) Rāma, Bharata’s elder brother
• भरत-अग्रज-राम-मनोभवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्रज (प्रातिपदिक) + राम (प्रातिपदिक) + मनोभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: ‘भरतस्य अग्रजः रामः, तस्य मनोभवः’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue tradition responding to Narada’s inquiry)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Bharata
• Manobhava (Kama)
• Tara
• Maya

FAQs

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

It teaches that through the prescribed sacred discipline (mantra/vidya-oriented practice in the Vedanga context), external gains like wealth (nidhis) and inner attainments (siddhis) arise naturally—without obsessive pursuit—because dharmic power matures into results.

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

By implying that when one is aligned with higher dharma and sacred practice, desired outcomes follow automatically; in bhakti, the devotee seeks the divine (e.g., Rāma/Vishnu), and secondary rewards—prosperity, influence, and capacities—become incidental rather than the goal.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to a results-framework typical of technical disciplines—mantra-vidhi and siddhi-lakṣaṇa—where correct recitation, method, and observance (as preserved through Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa-style precision) are understood to generate tangible outcomes such as nidhis and siddhis.