Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 153

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

ध्यायन्राममयोध्यायामभिषिक्त मनन्यधीः । पञ्चायुतं मनुं जप्त्वा नष्टराज्यमवाप्नुयात् ॥ १५३ ॥

Transliteration

dhyāyanrāmamayodhyāyāmabhiṣikta mananyadhīḥ | pañcāyutaṃ manuṃ japtvā naṣṭarājyamavāpnuyāt || 153 ||

Translation

അയോധ്യയിൽ അഭിഷിക്തനായ ശ്രീരാമനെ ധ്യാനിച്ച്, അനന്യബുദ്ധിയോടെ മന്ത്രം അഞ്ചായിരം പ്രാവശ്യം ജപിച്ചാൽ നഷ്ടരാജ്യം വീണ്ടും പ്രാപിക്കാം.

Word by Word

• dhyāyan: meditating
• dhyāyan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु) → dhyāyat (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभाव (while meditating)

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• ayodhyāyām: in Ayodhya
• ayodhyāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• abhiṣiktam: anointed
• abhiṣiktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-ṣic (धातु) → abhiṣikta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of Rāma)

• ananya-dhīḥ: with undivided mind
• ananya-dhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananya (प्रातिपदिक) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणम्—अनन्या धीर्यस्य (one whose mind is undistracted)

• pañca-āyutam: five āyutas (50,000)
• pañca-āyutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + āyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (numerical): five āyutas (= fifty thousand)

• manum: the mantra (manu)
• manum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र ‘मन्त्र’ अर्थे (mantra-formula)

• japtvā: having recited
• japtvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having recited)

• naṣṭa-rājyam: lost kingdom
• naṣṭa-rājyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• avāpnuyāt: may obtain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching a mantra-prayoga within the Vedanga/ritual-technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ayodhya

FAQs

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

It presents a focused dhyāna (visualization) of Rāma’s coronation as a means to stabilize the mind and align one’s intent with dharma, showing how devotion-supported mantra-japa is taught as a practical sādhanā with tangible outcomes.

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

Bhakti is expressed as ananya-dhī—single-pointed absorption in Rāma—where remembrance (smaraṇa/dhyāna) and repetition (japa) work together, making devotion not only emotional but disciplined and practice-based.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga through regulated japa-saṅkhyā (a fixed count: five thousand) and dhyāna as an applied ritual-technical method, reflecting the Narada Purana’s Vedanga-oriented approach to actionable spiritual procedures.