Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

नानावस्त्रां शशिमुखीं पद्माक्षीं मुदितांतराम् । पश्यंतीं राघवं पुण्यं शय्यार्ध्यां षड्गुणेश्वरीम् ॥ १३५ ॥

Transliteration

nānāvastrāṃ śaśimukhīṃ padmākṣīṃ muditāṃtarām | paśyaṃtīṃ rāghavaṃ puṇyaṃ śayyārdhyāṃ ṣaḍguṇeśvarīm || 135 ||

Translation

നാനാവസ്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതയായ, ശശിമുഖിയായ, പദ്മാക്ഷിയായ, അന്തഃകരണത്തിൽ ആനന്ദിതയായവൾ. അവൾ പുണ്യനായ രാഘവനെ ദർശിച്ചു; ശയ്യാർഹയായ, ഷഡ്ഗുണൈശ്വര്യയുക്തയായ ഷഡ്ഗുണേശ്വരിയായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• nānā-vastrām: clad in various garments
• nānā-vastrām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक as indecl. adj) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'wearing various garments' (nānā as indeclinable qualifier)

• śaśi-mukhīm: moon-faced
• śaśi-mukhīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaśin (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'moon-faced'

• padma-akṣīm: lotus-eyed
• padma-akṣīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'lotus-eyed'

• mudita-antarām: with a joyful heart
• mudita-antarām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mudita (कृदन्त, √mud (धातु) + kta) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'with joyful inner being/heart'

• paśyantīm: seeing
• paśyantīm: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa / Karta (क्रिया-विशेषण; participle qualifying the देवी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (वर्तमान-कृदन्त), śatṛ (शतृ) feminine accusative singular (स्त्री द्वितीया एकवचन); 'seeing'

• rāghavam: Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavam: Karma (कर्म/object of seeing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• puṇyam: holy, virtuous
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of rāghavam

• śayyā-ardhyām: worthy of a couch/bed (or associated with the bed)
• śayyā-ardhyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śayyā (प्रातिपदिक) + ardhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: śayyārdhyā = 'worthy of a bed/couch' or 'on/at the bed' (reading/meaning context-dependent)

• ṣaṭ-guṇa-īśvarīm: the mistress of six qualities
• ṣaṭ-guṇa-īśvarīm: Karma (कर्म/object of meditation/visualization implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ṣaḍguṇeśvarī = 'mistress of six qualities'

Speaker

Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Raghava (Rama)

FAQs

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

The verse presents an auspicious, devotional gaze upon Rāghava (Rāma), portraying sacred beauty and inner joy as signs of dharmic alignment and благоприятность (puṇya/śubha) in a Purāṇic narrative.

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

Bhakti is implied through focused darśana—steadily “gazing upon” Rāghava with a delighted heart—showing that remembrance and loving attention to the Lord’s form is itself a devotional practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly employs alaṅkāra-like descriptive Sanskrit and śubha-lakṣaṇa (auspicious characteristics); it does not directly teach a Vedāṅga procedure, but supports disciplined reading through clear compounds (samāsa) and precise epithets.