Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 115

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

षड्वीर्ययामाय यातु ध्रुवपंचार्णयुक्तया । षडंगानि विधायाथ ध्यायेद्धृदि सुरार्चितम् ॥ ११५ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaḍvīryayāmāya yātu dhruvapaṃcārṇayuktayā | ṣaḍaṃgāni vidhāyātha dhyāyeddhṛdi surārcitam || 115 ||

Translation

Qu’il avance avec le mantra adressé au Seigneur aux Six Puissances, uni à la formule stable de cinq syllabes. Puis, après avoir établi les six membres (ṣaḍ-aṅga) du nyāsa, qu’il médite dans son cœur la Divinité vénérée par les dieux.

Word by Word

• षड्-वीर्य-यामाय: to (the deity/mantra) ‘Ṣaḍvīryayāma’
• षड्-वीर्य-यामाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड् (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः; (पाठभेद/अर्थ: ‘षड्वीर्ययाम’ इति नाम)

• यातु: let (it) go / proceed
• यातु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ध्रुव-पञ्च-अर्ण-युक्तया: with the fixed five-syllable (formula)
• ध्रुव-पञ्च-अर्ण-युक्तया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (fem. instr. agreeing with implied ‘विध्या/रीत्या’)

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

• विधाय: having performed/arranged
• विधाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having arranged/done’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (sequencing particle)

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सुर-अर्चितम्: worshipped by the gods
• सुर-अर्चितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; तत्पुरुषः (‘सुरैः अर्चितम्’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Ishvara (the Deity worshipped by the gods)

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-practice becomes spiritually effective when joined with inner contemplation: after correctly applying the mantra with its six aṅgas (protective/empowering nyāsa), one must culminate in heart-centered meditation on the divine presence revered even by the devas.

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

Bhakti here is not only recitation; it is disciplined worship that ends in dhyāna—placing the beloved Deity in the heart. The verse links external ritual precision (mantra + aṅgas) with internal devotion (meditation), a hallmark of Narada Purana’s devotional method.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical mantra-vidhi used in ritual science: employing a fixed five-syllabled mantra and performing ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa (hṛdaya, śiras, śikhā, kavaca, netra, astra), a structured application connected to Vedic ritual discipline and correct phonetic/mantric procedure.