Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

ततोऽष्टपत्रे सृष्टिं च जपंतं विजयं तथा । सुराष्ट्रं राष्ट्रपालं च अकोपं धर्मपालकम् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

tato'ṣṭapatre sṛṣṭiṃ ca japaṃtaṃ vijayaṃ tathā | surāṣṭraṃ rāṣṭrapālaṃ ca akopaṃ dharmapālakam || 19 ||

Translation

പിന്നീട് അഷ്ടദള പദ്മത്തിൽ സൃഷ്ടി, വിജയം, സുരാഷ്ട്രം, രാഷ്ട്രപാലൻ, അകോപൻ, ധർമ്മപാലകൻ എന്നീ നാമങ്ങൾ ജപിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय; tad + tas)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb), ‘ततः’ (then/thereafter)

• aṣṭa-patre: in the eight-petalled (lotus)
• aṣṭa-patre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sṛṣṭim: Sṛṣṭi (Creation, personified)
• sṛṣṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• japantam: chanting
• japantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• vijayam: Vijaya (Victory, personified)
• vijayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/समुच्चयार्थ-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• su-rāṣṭram: Su-rāṣṭra (Good kingdom, personified)
• su-rāṣṭram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय ‘सु’ = good) + rāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• rāṣṭra-pālam: protector of the kingdom
• rāṣṭra-pālam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• a-kopam: free from anger
• a-kopam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a (नञ्-प्रत्यय, negation) + kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-समास (negated)

• dharma-pālakam: protector of dharma
• dharma-pālakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + pālaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sṛṣṭi
• Vijaya
• Surāṣṭra
• Rāṣṭrapāla
• Akopa
• Dharmapālaka

FAQs

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

It prescribes a disciplined japa-sequence placed on an eight-petalled lotus, aligning the practitioner with powers of creation, victory, righteous governance, freedom from anger, and protection of dharma.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as nāma-japa performed with ritual clarity (on the aṣṭapatra), where devotion becomes steady through repeated remembrance of auspicious divine functions—victory, dharma, and inner calm (akopa).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, procedural approach to mantra-practice—ordered recitation and placement on a lotus diagram—showing the Narada Purana’s Vedanga-style emphasis on correct method in japa and ritual arrangement.