Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

दशाक्षरोक्तवत्कुर्याच्चापबाणधरं स्मरेत् । तारो नमो भगवते रामान्ते चंद्रभद्रकौ ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

daśākṣaroktavatkuryāccāpabāṇadharaṃ smaret | tāro namo bhagavate rāmānte caṃdrabhadrakau || 75 ||

Translation

ദശാക്ഷരവിധിപ്രകാരം തന്നെ അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച്, ചാപബാണധാരിയായ ഭഗവാനെ സ്മരിക്കണം. മന്ത്രം— ‘ഓം’, തുടർന്ന് ‘നമോ ഭഗവതേ’; ‘രാമ’യുടെ അവസാനം ‘ചന്ദ്ര’യും ‘ഭദ്രക’യും ചേർക്കണം।

Word by Word

• दश-अक्षर-उक्तवत्: as stated for the ten-syllabled (mantra)
• दश-अक्षर-उक्तवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्तवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; ‘-वत्’ तुल्यतावाचक (according to/like what is said in the ten-syllabled [mantra])

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चाप-बाण-धरम्: the bearer of bow and arrows
• चाप-बाण-धरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (one who holds bow and arrows); ‘धर’ = धृ-धातोः अच्/ण्वुलादि-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun)

• स्मरेत्: should remember/visualize
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तारः: the praṇava ‘oṃ’
• तारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मन्त्रे ‘तार’ = प्रणव (oṃ)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; नमस्कारार्थक (salutatory particle)

• भगवते: to the Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• राम-अन्ते: at the end of (the word) ‘Rāma’
• राम-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (at the end of ‘rāma’)

• चन्द्र-भद्रकौ: ‘candra’ and ‘bhadraka’ (two syllables/terms)
• चन्द्र-भद्रकौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (two items: candra and bhadraka)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Bhagavan (Vishnu)
• Om (Pranava)

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-practice is not only recitation but also dhyāna: the devotee should visualize Bhagavān as Rāma, holding bow and arrows, while using a properly formed mantra beginning with praṇava and “namo bhagavate”.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-mantra and form-meditation (saguṇa-upāsanā): saluting “Bhagavate” and remembering Rāma’s divine form aligns the mind with the Lord and makes worship intimate and focused.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-viniyoga style instruction—how to sequence mantra elements (praṇava + salutation + deity-name additions) and pair japa with prescribed visualization, a practical application of ritual-technical discipline associated with Vedāṅga-aligned practice.