Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 147
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
तेन यत्नेन कर्त्तव्यं लक्ष्मणार्चनमादरात् । श्रीरामचंद्रभेदास्तु बहवः संति सिद्धिदाः ॥ १४७ ॥
tena yatnena karttavyaṃ lakṣmaṇārcanamādarāt | śrīrāmacaṃdrabhedāstu bahavaḥ saṃti siddhidāḥ || 147 ||
അതുകൊണ്ട് അതേ പരിശ്രമത്തോടെ ആദരപൂർവ്വം ലക്ഷ്മണാരാധന നടത്തണം. ശ്രീരാമചന്ദ്രന്റെ പല ഭേദങ്ങളും/രൂപങ്ങളും ഉണ്ടെന്നും അവ സിദ്ധി നൽകുന്നവയാണെന്നും പറയുന്നു.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, reverent worship (arcana) as a direct means to siddhi, highlighting Lakṣmaṇa’s worship as supportive to Rāma-bhakti and spiritually efficacious.
Bhakti here is shown as careful, intentional practice—worship done with ādarā (reverence). It also affirms that devotion can approach Śrī Rāma through multiple valid aspects/forms (bhedas), each capable of granting spiritual success.
The verse points to ritual praxis—arcana performed with method and attentiveness—aligning with Kalpa-oriented discipline (procedural correctness in worship), even if the specific steps are not detailed in this single śloka.