Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रो मुनिश्चास्यानुष्टुप्छंद उदाहृतम् । देवता रामभद्रोऽत्र बीजं स्वं शक्तिरिंदिरा ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

viśvāmitro muniścāsyānuṣṭupchaṃda udāhṛtam | devatā rāmabhadro'tra bījaṃ svaṃ śaktiriṃdirā || 93 ||

Translation

ഈ മന്ത്രത്തിന്റെ ഋഷി വിശ്വാമിത്ര മുനി; ഛന്ദസ് അനുഷ്ടുപ് എന്നു പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു. ഇവിടെ ദേവത രാമഭദ്രൻ; ബീജം സ്വനാമം തന്നേ, ശക്തി ഇന്ദിരാ (ലക്ഷ്മി) ആകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• अस्य: of this (mantra)
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• अनुष्टुप्-छन्दः: the Anuṣṭubh meter
• अनुष्टुप्-छन्दः: कर्म/विषय (Karma/Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुष्टुप् (छन्दस्-नाम, प्रातिपदिक) + छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘अनुष्टुप् एव छन्दः’

• उदाहृतम्: is declared
• उदाहृतम्: क्रिया (Verb/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + आ + हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; “is declared/has been stated” (passive sense)

• देवता: the presiding deity
• देवता: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रामभद्रः: Rāmabhadra (Rāma)
• रामभद्रः: विधेय (Predicate complement to देवता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अत्र: here/in this (mantra)
• अत्र: देशाधिकरण (Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: here/in this context)

• बीजम्: seed-syllable
• बीजम्: विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वम्: one’s own
• स्वम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to बीजम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनामसदृश)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (own)

• शक्तिः: power (śakti)
• शक्तिः: विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इन्दिरा: Indirā (Lakṣmī)
• इन्दिरा: विधेय (Predicate complement to शक्तिः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in a technical listing of mantra-vidhi/chandas details)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishvamitra
• Ramabhadra
• Indira (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It gives the mantra’s formal identifiers—seer, metre, deity, seed, and power—showing that devotion is practiced with Vedic precision, where correct mantra-lakṣaṇa supports focused worship of Rāmabhadra with Lakṣmī as śakti.

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

Bhakti here is structured: the deity is Rāmabhadra, while Indirā (Lakṣmī) is stated as the mantra’s śakti, indicating auspicious, grace-filled devotion where divine power supports the devotee’s practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (Vedic metre) and mantra-lakṣaṇa: it specifies Anuṣṭubh as the metre and lists r̥ṣi/devatā/bīja/śakti—key technical details used in recitation, ritual application, and mantra assignment.