Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

आद्यं बीजं च हृच्छक्तिर्विनियोगोऽखिलाप्तये । षड्दीर्घभाजा बीजेन षडंगानि समाचरेत् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

ādyaṃ bījaṃ ca hṛcchaktirviniyogo'khilāptaye | ṣaḍdīrghabhājā bījena ṣaḍaṃgāni samācaret || 8 ||

Translation

ആദ്യ അക്ഷരമാണ് ബീജം; ഹൃച്ഛക്തി (ഹൃദയശക്തി)യും വിനിയോഗവും—സകല ഫലസിദ്ധിക്കായി. ആറു ദീർഘസ്വരങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തമായ ആ ബീജംകൊണ്ട് ഷഡംഗകർമ്മം വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആചരിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• ādyam: first/primary
• ādyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• bījam: seed-syllable
• bījam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

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

• hṛt-śaktiḥ: heart-power (inner energy)
• hṛt-śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd/hṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘हृदः शक्तिः’)

• viniyogaḥ: application/assignment (ritual employment)
• viniyogaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viniyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• akhila-āptaye: for attaining everything
• akhila-āptaye: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक) + āpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘अखिलस्य आप्तिः’ → ‘अखिलाप्तिः’)

• ṣaṭ-dīrgha-bhājā: one possessing six long (syllables/lengthenings)
• ṣaṭ-dīrgha-bhājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhājin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘षड् दीर्घान् भजते’ = having six long vowels/lengthenings)

• bījena: by/with the seed (syllable)
• bījena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• ṣaṭ-aṃgāni: the six limbs (ancillaries)
• ṣaṭ-aṃgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + aṃga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (संख्यापूर्वकः)

• samācaret: should perform/practice
• samācaret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames mantra-practice as a disciplined, goal-oriented sādhana: the bīja is identified, the inner force (hṛcchakti) is invoked, and the viniyoga clarifies the intended fruit—then the practitioner seals the practice through ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing a reverent method of mantra-japa and nyāsa—channeling devotion through correct application (viniyoga) and inner concentration in the heart (hṛcchakti).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure—viniyoga and ṣaḍaṅga (aṅga-nyāsa) as applied mantra-science, aligning recitation with prescribed phonetics/structure (notably the mention of dīrgha vowels) and correct ritual deployment.