Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

रक्षोघ्नविशदायांते मधुरादिप्रसन्न च । वरदानायामितांते नुतेजसेपदमीरयेत् ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

rakṣoghnaviśadāyāṃte madhurādiprasanna ca | varadānāyāmitāṃte nutejasepadamīrayet || 51 ||

Translation

«Rakṣoghna» နှင့် «Viśadāyānte» ဖြင့်အစပြုသော မန္တရပိုင်း၏ အဆုံးတွင်လည်းကောင်း၊ «Madhurādi» ဖြင့်အစပြုသော ချိုမြိန်၍ ကြည်နူးဖွယ်ပိုင်း၏ အဆုံးတွင်လည်းကောင်း၊ «Varadānāya» နှင့် «Amitānte» ဖြင့်အစပြုသောပိုင်း၏ အဆုံးတွင်လည်းကောင်း «Tejase» ဟူသော ပဒကို ထုတ်ဆိုရမည်။

Word by Word

• rakṣaḥ-ghna-viśadāyām: in/with the (syllable/part) ‘viśadā’ that is ‘slayer of demons’
• rakṣaḥ-ghna-viśadāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣaḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + ghna (प्रातिपदिक) + viśadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (determinative): rakṣaḥ-ghna (रक्षसां घ्नः) + viśadā (विशदा)

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• madhura-ādi-prasannaḥ: pleasing (beginning with ‘madhura’, etc.)
• madhura-ādi-prasannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: madhura-ādi (मधुरादि) + prasanna (प्रसन्न)

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

• vara-dānāyām: in/with (the part) ‘varadānā’ (granting boons)
• vara-dānāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + dānā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: vara-dānā (वरदान)

• amitā: in/with ‘amitā’ (immeasurable)
• amitā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• nu: indeed/now
• nu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• tejas-e: for splendor/energy
• tejas-e: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• padam: word/term
• padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• īrayet: should utter/recite
• īrayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īr (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical recitation/nyasa)

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 teaches precise placement of a power-word (“Tejase”, invoking radiance) at specific segment-endings, showing that mantra efficacy in the Narada Purana depends on exact structure, not only devotion.

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

Bhakti here is supported by disciplined practice: reverence is expressed through careful, correct recitation that invokes divine tejas (spiritual brilliance) for protection and auspiciousness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) and Vyākaraṇa-style segmentation (pada and section endings) are implied—where to append a specific case-form like “tejase” as part of ritualized mantra procedure.