Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 132

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

वाल्मीकिश्च मुनिश्छंदो गायत्री देवता पुनः । सीता भगवती प्रोक्ता श्रीं बीजं वह्निसुन्दरी ॥ १३२ ॥

Transliteration

vālmīkiśca muniśchaṃdo gāyatrī devatā punaḥ | sītā bhagavatī proktā śrīṃ bījaṃ vahnisundarī || 132 ||

Translation

Rṣi-nya adalah Vālmīki, meternya Gāyatrī. Dewatanya ialah Bhagavatī Sītā; bīja-nya “śrīṃ”, dan śakti-nya disebut Vahnisundarī.

Word by Word

• vālmīkiḥ: Vālmīki
• vālmīkiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālmīki (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात/conjunction)

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• chandaḥ: meter (chandas)
• chandaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chandas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• gāyatrī: Gāyatrī
• gāyatrī: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• devatā: deity (presiding deity)
• devatā: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• punaḥ: again; moreover
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Kālārtha/anuvṛtti-avyaya (कालार्थ/पुनरुक्ति-अव्यय; adverb)

• sītā: Sītā
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• bhagavatī: the blessed/divine lady
• bhagavatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagavatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of sītā

• proktā: is declared
• proktā: Kriyā (क्रिया/predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prokta (कृदन्त, √vac (धातु) + kta with pra-)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kta-ppp used predicatively (passive sense): 'is said/declared'

• śrīm: the syllable ‘śrīṃ’
• śrīm: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; bīja-mantra syllable used as object

• bījam: seed (mantric seed)
• bījam: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; here predicate nominative: 'is the seed (bīja)'

• vahni-sundarī: Vahnisundarī (epithet/name)
• vahni-sundarī: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + sundarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: vahnisundarī = 'fire-beautiful one' / 'beautiful like fire' (epithet)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Valmiki
• Gayatri
• Sita
• Shri (bija: śrīṃ)
• Vahnisundari

FAQs

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

It gives the mantra-lakṣaṇa framework—ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, and śakti—so the mantra is approached with correct Vedic orientation and devotional focus on the Divine Mother as Sītā.

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

By naming Sītā as the devatā and using the auspicious bīja “śrīṃ,” it directs the practitioner toward reverent devotion to the goddess-form associated with śrī (divine fortune, grace, and protection).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (a Vedāṅga) is explicitly applied by specifying the Gāyatrī metre, a key practical step used in mantra recitation, nyāsa, and ritual correctness.