Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
छन्दः प्रोक्तं च गायत्री श्रीरामो देवता पुनः । बीजशक्तिराधमांत्यं मन्त्रार्णैः स्यात्षडंगकम् ॥ ५८ ॥
chandaḥ proktaṃ ca gāyatrī śrīrāmo devatā punaḥ | bījaśaktirādhamāṃtyaṃ mantrārṇaiḥ syātṣaḍaṃgakam || 58 ||
சந்தஸ் காயத்ரீ என அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது; தேவதையாக மீண்டும் ஸ்ரீராமன். பீஜமும் சக்தியும் முதல் மற்றும் கடைசி எழுத்துகள்; மந்திர எழுத்துகளால் ஷடங்கம் அமைக்க வேண்டும்.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It standardizes a Śrī Rāma mantra’s ritual identity—metre (Gāyatrī), deity (Śrī Rāma), and bīja–śakti—so the practitioner aligns sound, meaning, and devotion in a properly empowered recitation.
By naming Śrī Rāma as the devatā and prescribing mantra-limbs (ṣaḍaṅga), it frames bhakti as disciplined worship—devotional remembrance supported by correct mantra-vidhi rather than mere repetition.
Chandas (prosody) is explicit: the mantra is in Gāyatrī metre, and the verse also applies phonemic analysis (mantrārṇa) to construct ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa, a technical ritual method grounded in mantra-science.