Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 129

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

सिद्धमंत्रस्य भुक्तिः स्यान्मुक्तिः पातकनाशनम् । आदौ दाशरथायांते विद्महे पदमुच्चरेत् ॥ १२९ ॥

Transliteration

siddhamaṃtrasya bhuktiḥ syānmuktiḥ pātakanāśanam | ādau dāśarathāyāṃte vidmahe padamuccaret || 129 ||

Translation

Le mantra accompli (siddha) confère la jouissance du monde et aussi la délivrance (mukti), et il détruit les fautes. Au début, qu’on prononce « dāśarathāya », et à la fin qu’on dise le mot « vidmahe ».

Word by Word

• सिद्ध-मन्त्रस्य: of the perfected mantra
• सिद्ध-मन्त्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular; ‘of the accomplished/effective mantra’

• भुक्तिः: enjoyment/worldly attainment
• भुक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• स्यात्: may be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; may be/should be

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• पातक-नाशनम्: destruction of sins
• पातक-नाशनम्: Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here predicative nominative: ‘(it is) the destroyer of sins’

• आदौ: at the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘in the beginning/first’

• दाशरथ-अय-अन्ते: at the end (with ‘dāśarathāya’)
• दाशरथ-अय-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दाशरथि (प्रातिपदिक) + अय (प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषाधारित-अव्ययीभाव; ‘at the end with (the word) dāśarathāya’ i.e., at the end (place)

• विद्महे: we know
• विद्महे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘we know’ (mantra-style usage)

• पदम्: the word/phrase
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (‘word/phrase’)

• उच्चरेत्: should utter
• उच्चरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should pronounce/recite

Speaker

Narada (teaching mantra-vidhi within the Vedanga/technical instruction context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Dasharathi)

FAQs

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

It states that a siddha (perfected) mantra is both materially effective (bhukti) and spiritually liberating (mukti), and that correct recitation structure itself is a means for pātaka-nāśana (removal of sin).

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

By prescribing “dāśarathāya” (salutation to Rāma, the son of Daśaratha) within mantra-usage, it frames devotion to a personal deity as the operative center of mantra efficacy—linking worship with both worldly welfare and liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-vidhi—precision in pada (word) placement and recitation sequence—an applied, technical discipline aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) for correct mantra formation and chanting.