Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
दंडार्पितां प्रिये मंत्रो रामरामाक्षरो मतः । ऋषिः शुक्रस्तथानुष्टुप्छंदो रामोऽस्य देवता ॥ १२७ ॥
daṃḍārpitāṃ priye maṃtro rāmarāmākṣaro mataḥ | ṛṣiḥ śukrastathānuṣṭupchaṃdo rāmo'sya devatā || 127 ||
പ്രിയേ, ശിഷ്യനു ഏല്പിച്ച മന്ത്രം ‘രാമ രാമ’ എന്ന ദ്വാക്ഷരിയെന്നു കരുതപ്പെടുന്നു. ഇതിന്റെ ഋഷി ശുക്രൻ, ഛന്ദസ് അനുഷ്ടുപ്, ദേവത സ്വയം രാമൻ.
Narada (in an instructional, technical mantravidhi context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines the mantra’s formal Vedic identifiers—ṛṣi, chandas, and devatā—showing that devotion to Rāma-nāma is practiced with scriptural precision, not merely sentiment.
By stating that the devatā of the mantra is Rāma and the mantra-form is ‘Rāma Rāma,’ it frames bhakti as direct divine remembrance (nāma-japa) centered on Lord Rāma.
Chandas (Vedic metre) and mantra-lakṣaṇa: the verse specifies Anuṣṭubh as the metre and gives the standard triad—ṛṣi, chandas, devatā—used in correct mantra recitation and viniyoga.