Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 149

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मणस्य मनुर्जप्यो मुमुक्षुभिरतंद्रितैः । अजप्त्वा लक्ष्मणमनुं राममंत्रान् जपंति ये ॥ १४९ ॥

Transliteration

lakṣmaṇasya manurjapyo mumukṣubhirataṃdritaiḥ | ajaptvā lakṣmaṇamanuṃ rāmamaṃtrān japaṃti ye || 149 ||

Translation

മോക്ഷം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവർ അലസത വിട്ട് ലക്ഷ്മണന്റെ മന്ത്രം ജപിക്കണം. ലക്ഷ്മണമന്ത്രം ജപിക്കാതെ രാമമന്ത്രങ്ങൾ ജപിക്കുന്നവർ (ശുദ്ധക്രമം പാലിക്കുന്നില്ല).

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मणस्य: of Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (genitive singular)

• मनुः: mantra (manu)
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• जप्यः: to be recited
• जप्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय; जप्य)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘to be recited’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (मनुः)

• मुमुक्षुभिः: by seekers of liberation
• मुमुक्षुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुमुक्षु (प्रातिपदिक; desiderative noun)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• अतन्द्रितैः: by the untiring (ones)
• अतन्द्रितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-तन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मुमुक्षुभिः)

• अजप्त्वा: without reciting
• अजप्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जप् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव) with नञ् (अ-)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund) नञ्-पूर्वकः; ‘जप्त्वा’ = having recited, ‘अजप्त्वा’ = without reciting

• लक्ष्मणमनुम्: Lakshmana-mantra
• लक्ष्मणमनुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (लक्ष्मणस्य मनुः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• राममन्त्रान्: Rama-mantras
• राममन्त्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (रामस्य मन्त्राः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (accusative plural)

• जपन्ति: recite
• जपन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Narada (teaching mantra-vidhi within the Narada Purana’s instructional dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Rama

FAQs

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

It emphasizes mantra-vidhi (correct procedure): for mokṣa-oriented sādhana, one should follow the prescribed order—beginning with the Lakṣmaṇa-mantra—so that Rāma-japa becomes properly grounded and effective.

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

Bhakti here is not merely emotion but disciplined worship: diligent japa and honoring the proper devotional sequence (Lakṣmaṇa as the devoted attendant of Rāma) are presented as integral to authentic Rāma-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights procedural correctness in recitation and practice—an applied, rule-based approach aligned with śikṣā/vyākaraṇa-style precision in sacred utterance and with mantra-śāstra norms regarding order (krama) and diligence in japa.