Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 176
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
सप्ताक्षरो मनुश्चास्य मुन्याद्यर्चादि पूर्ववत् । बकः सेंदुश्च शत्रुध्नपरं ङेतं हृदंतिमः ॥ १७६ ॥
saptākṣaro manuścāsya munyādyarcādi pūrvavat | bakaḥ seṃduśca śatrudhnaparaṃ ṅetaṃ hṛdaṃtimaḥ || 176 ||
આ દેવતા/મંત્ર માટે મંત્ર સાત અક્ષરનો છે. તેના ઋષ્યાદિ તથા પૂજનવિધિ (ઋષ્યાદિ-ન્યાસ વગેરે) પૂર્વોક્ત રીતે જ કરવી. તેના સંકેતો ‘બક’ (બગલો) અને ‘ઇન્દુ’ (ચંદ્ર) છે; આ શત્રુધ્ન—શત્રુનાશક—પ્રયોગ છે; અને અંતે ‘હૃદય’ અંત વિનિયોગ થાય છે॥ ૧૭૬ ॥
Narada (teaching in a technical/vidhi register within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It encodes technical mantra-vidhi: the mantra’s syllable-count, the standard preliminaries of worship “as taught earlier,” and the specific application ending in the heart-formula—showing that correct method (vidhi) is integral to mantra efficacy.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined upāsanā: following the prescribed sequence of worship and inner placement (hṛdaya-nyāsa) so devotion becomes focused, reverent, and ritually precise rather than merely emotional.
It highlights mantra-śāstra procedure: counting syllables (chandas/phonetic discipline), performing pūrvavat arcā-krama, and applying a hṛdaya-ending formula (nyāsa), all typical of technical ritual instruction found in Vedanga-oriented passages.