Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
छन्दश्च देवता सीता पतिर्बीजं तथादिमम् । स्वाहा शक्तिश्च कामेन कुर्यादंगानि षट् क्रमात् ॥ ६६ ॥
chandaśca devatā sītā patirbījaṃ tathādimam | svāhā śaktiśca kāmena kuryādaṃgāni ṣaṭ kramāt || 66 ||
ଏହି ମନ୍ତ୍ରର ଛନ୍ଦ ଓ ଅଧିଷ୍ଠାତ୍ରୀ ଦେବତା ସୀତା; ସୀତାପତି ଶ୍ରୀରାମଙ୍କୁ ବୀଜ ଏବଂ ଆଦ୍ୟ-ପ୍ରୟୋଗ କୁହାଯାଏ। “ସ୍ୱାହା” ଶକ୍ତି; ଇଚ୍ଛିତ ଫଳ ପାଇଁ କ୍ରମେ ଷଡ଼ଙ୍ଗ-ନ୍ୟାସ କର।
Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual instruction context, typical of Book 1.3 Vedanga material)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It formalizes mantra-prayoga by assigning chandas, devatā, bīja, and śakti, then directing aṅga-nyāsa—showing that devotion is supported by precise ritual structure so the worship becomes focused and empowered.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined worship: Sītā is treated as the devatā, Rāma as the bīja, and the practitioner internalizes the mantra through six-limbed nyāsa, turning devotion into steady, embodied remembrance.
It highlights mantra-śāstra procedure tied to chandas (prosody) and ritual application—how a mantra is technically “set” with devatā, bīja, śakti and then applied through ṣaḍ-aṅga (six-part) nyāsa in proper order.