Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 159

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

त्रिमासं विजिताहारो नित्यं सप्तसहस्रकम् । अष्टोत्तरशतैः पुष्पैर्निश्छेद्रैः शातपत्रकैः ॥ १५९ ॥

Transliteration

trimāsaṃ vijitāhāro nityaṃ saptasahasrakam | aṣṭottaraśataiḥ puṣpairniśchedraiḥ śātapatrakaiḥ || 159 ||

Translation

Selama tiga bulan, setelah menundukkan (mengawal) pemakanan, hendaklah setiap hari melakukan japa sebanyak tujuh ribu kali, serta mempersembahkan seratus lapan bunga teratai—tidak ditebuk dan berkelopak seratus.

Word by Word

• त्रिमासम्: for three months
• त्रिमासम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (काल-अवधि), एकवचन; समासः द्विगुः (त्रयः मासाः)

• विजित: controlled
• विजित: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि- जि (धातु) + विजित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आहारः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• आहारः: diet/food intake
• आहारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: daily
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (always/daily)

• सप्तसहस्रकम्: seven thousand (times)
• सप्तसहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या) + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः द्विगुः (सप्त सहस्राणि = seven thousand)

• अष्टोत्तरशतैः: with (sets of) one hundred and eight
• अष्टोत्तरशतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शतं अष्टोत्तरम् = 108)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• निश्छिद्रैः: without holes; flawless
• निश्छिद्रैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि: + छिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘पुष्पैः/शातपत्रकैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शातपत्रकैः: with śātapatraka flowers (a kind of flower)
• शातपत्रकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शातपत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vrata/japa-vidhi context, traditionally within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It links inner discipline (regulated food for three months) with steady daily sadhana (a fixed japa count) and precise ritual offering (108 lotuses), showing that purity, consistency, and correct upachara together strengthen spiritual practice.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as sustained daily worship: repeated recitation (japa) and offering pure lotuses as loving service, supported by self-control (vijitāhāra) so devotion becomes stable rather than occasional.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual precision: fixed counts (7,000 japa; 108 offerings) and material specifications (unpierced, hundred-petaled lotuses), illustrating how vrata and pūjā procedures are codified and executed.