Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
विश्वामित्रो मुनिश्छदो धृती रामोऽस्य देवता । तारो बीजं नमः शक्तिश्चंद्राक्ष्यब्ध्यग्निषड्भुजैः ॥ ८० ॥
viśvāmitro muniśchado dhṛtī rāmo'sya devatā | tāro bījaṃ namaḥ śaktiścaṃdrākṣyabdhyagniṣaḍbhujaiḥ || 80 ||
Bagi mantra ini, ṛṣi-nya ialah Viśvāmitra; chandas-nya ialah Muni; daya peneguhnya ialah Dhṛtī; dan dewa penaungnya ialah Rāma. Bīja-nya ialah “tāra”, śakti-nya ialah “namaḥ”, dan nyāsa diterapkan menurut kod angka: bulan–mata–samudera–api–enam lengan.
Narada (teaching in a technical Vedanga/mantra-vidhi section; traditional dialogue context with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It preserves the orthodox mantra-lakṣaṇa framework—ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, and śakti—showing that devotional recitation must be aligned with correct Vedic-ritual knowledge (vidhi) to become spiritually efficacious.
By naming Rāma as the devatā and prescribing ‘namaḥ’ as śakti, it frames the practice as surrender-based devotion—salutation and reliance on the deity—supported by disciplined mantra procedure.
Chandas (prosody/metre) and mantra-prayoga conventions (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā–bīja–śakti) are explicitly stated, along with a bhūta-saṅkhyā style numeric code used for nyāsa/vinyāsa in ritual application.