Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 141

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

किं बहूक्तुन सौभाग्यं पुत्रान्पौत्रान्परं सुखम् । धनं धान्यं च मोक्षं च सीताराधनतो लभेत् ॥ १४१ ॥

Transliteration

kiṃ bahūktuna saubhāgyaṃ putrānpautrānparaṃ sukham | dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ ca mokṣaṃ ca sītārādhanato labhet || 141 ||

Translation

Que dire de plus ? Par l’adoration de Sītā, on obtient la bonne fortune, des fils et des petits-fils, la félicité suprême, richesses et grains, et même la délivrance (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• बहु: much
• बहु: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; used adverbially with उक्तेन/उक्तुना sense

• उक्तुना: by speaking
• उक्तुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्तु (कृत् प्रत्यय) → उक्तु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; क्तु-प्रत्ययान्त (verbal noun), instrumental: 'by saying/with speech'

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• पौत्रान्: grandsons
• पौत्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; qualifies सुखम्

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• सीता-आराधनतः: from Sītā-worship
• सीता-आराधनतः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक) + आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; तसिल्-अर्थे (ablative of cause/source): 'from/through the worship of Sītā'

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sita

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a phalaśruti, declaring that sincere Sītā-arādhana grants both worldly well-being (prosperity, family continuity, happiness) and the highest aim, mokṣa—showing devotion can encompass all puruṣārthas.

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

It presents worship (arādhana) of Sītā as a complete bhakti-sādhana whose fruit culminates in liberation, implying that loving, faithful devotion is not merely for material boons but can mature into mokṣa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa procedure) is detailed in this verse; it emphasizes the devotional result (phala) of a vrata/ārādhana rather than a technical ritual manual.