Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

चक्रवालस्वरूपेण तन्मध्ये रामलक्ष्मणौ । तथा भरतशत्रुघ्नौ पूजयेच्चतुरोऽपि हि ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

cakravālasvarūpeṇa tanmadhye rāmalakṣmaṇau | tathā bharataśatrughnau pūjayeccaturo'pi hi || 21 ||

Translation

Les disposant en forme d’enceinte circulaire (cakravāla), plaçant au centre Rāma et Lakṣmaṇa, ainsi que Bharata et Śatrughna, on doit assurément rendre un culte aux quatre.

Word by Word

• चक्रवालस्वरूपेण: in the form of a circle
• चक्रवालस्वरूपेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रवाल-स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चक्रवालस्य स्वरूपम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• रामलक्ष्मणौ: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa
• रामलक्ष्मणौ: कर्म (Karma/Object; to be worshipped)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), समुच्चय/प्रकार (and likewise/in that manner)

• भरतशत्रुघ्नौ: Bharata and Śatrughna
• भरतशत्रुघ्नौ: कर्म (Karma/Object; to be worshipped)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत + शत्रुघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• चतुरः: the four (persons)
• चतुरः: कर्म (Karma/Object; all four)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय (indeed/for)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Vijayā (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Bharata
• Shatrughna

FAQs

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

It teaches a structured devotional worship (pūjā) of Śrī Rāma together with his three brothers, emphasizing completeness of reverence to the divine family and harmony (sāmya) among the four.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through mindful ritual arrangement (mandala/cakravāla) and heartfelt worship of Rāma and his brothers, showing that devotion includes both inner reverence and outward, orderly service (upacāra).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the prescribed spatial arrangement for worship; the verse gives a practical instruction on how to place deities in a mandala-like form during pūjā.