Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

मूर्तिं मूलेन संकल्प्य तस्यामावाह्य साधकः । सीतां वामे समासीनां तन्मन्त्रेण प्रपूजयेत् ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

mūrtiṃ mūlena saṃkalpya tasyāmāvāhya sādhakaḥ | sītāṃ vāme samāsīnāṃ tanmantreṇa prapūjayet || 14 ||

Translation

行者は根本真言によって神の御姿を心中に観成し、そこに招来して安置する。ついで同じ真言をもって、左に坐すシーターを如法に供養礼拝すべし。

Word by Word

• मूर्तिम्: an image/form
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• मूलेन: with the root-(mantra)
• मूलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• संकल्प्य: having visualized/formed (by intention)
• संकल्प्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) = ‘having conceived/formed (mentally)’

• तस्याम्: in that (image)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आवाह्य: having invoked
• आवाह्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+वह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) = ‘having invoked/brought (in)’

• साधकः: the practitioner
• साधकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• वामे: on the left
• वामे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘on the left (side)’

• समासीनाम्: seated
• समासीनाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) ‘seated’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्-मन्त्रेण: with that mantra
• तत्-मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्य मन्त्रः)

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship fully
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical ritual sequence within Book 1.3’s applied Vedic/Mantra framework)

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?

It emphasizes that worship begins with inner formation (saṅkalpa) and mantra-powered invocation (āvāhana), showing that the deity is approached through disciplined intention and correct mantra application, not merely external ritual.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, ordered upāsanā—visualizing the divine form, inviting the presence, and offering worship with the appropriate mantra—uniting heartfelt devotion with precise sacred procedure.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-vidhi and pūjā-krama: the use of a mūla-mantra for saṅkalpa, āvāhana (invocation into an icon/mental form), and mantra-guided worship—core elements of applied ritual technique.