Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

पुष्पकाख्यविमानांतः सिंहासनपरिच्छदे । पद्मे वसुदलेदेवमिंद्रनीलसमप्रभम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

puṣpakākhyavimānāṃtaḥ siṃhāsanaparicchade | padme vasudaledevamiṃdranīlasamaprabham || 60 ||

Translation

புஷ்பக எனப்படும் விமானத்தின் உள்ளே, சிங்காசன அலங்காரங்களின் நடுவே, எட்டு இதழ் தாமரையில் அமர்ந்துள்ள தேவனைத் தியானிக்க வேண்டும்—இந்திரநீல மணிபோல் ஒளிர்வானவர்.

Word by Word

• पुष्पकाख्यविमान-अन्तः: inside the Puṣpaka-named aerial car
• पुष्पकाख्यविमान-अन्तः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुष्पक + आख्य + विमान + अन्तः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (Locative sense): ‘पुष्पकाख्यविमानस्य अन्तः’ = inside the aerial car named Puṣpaka

• सिंहासनपरिच्छदे: in the throne-setup/ornamentation
• सिंहासनपरिच्छदे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहासन + परिच्छद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सिंहासनस्य परिच्छदः = throne-arrangement/covering)

• पद्मे: on/in the lotus
• पद्मे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वसुदले: in the (vasu-)petal set (eightfold)
• वसुदले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (वसूनां दलम्/दले = in the eight-petalled (vasu-) whorl/petal-set)

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• इन्द्रनीलसमप्रभम्: having a radiance like sapphire (indranīla)
• इन्द्रनीलसमप्रभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘देवम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रनील + सम + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (इन्द्रनीलस्य समा प्रभा यस्य = having luster like sapphire)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue context with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpaka-vimāna
• Deva (the Lord)
• Padma (lotus)
• Indranīla (sapphire)

FAQs

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

It presents a contemplative vision: the Lord enthroned on an eight-petalled lotus, emphasizing divine sovereignty (siṃhāsana) and meditative beauty (indranīla-like radiance) as supports for dhyāna and bhakti.

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

By giving a vivid, auspicious form to remember—Lord seated on the lotus-throne—this verse functions as a bhakti aid: repeated visualization and remembrance (smaraṇa) stabilizes devotion and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily dhyāna-prayoga (practical meditative application) through iconographic precision—seat (siṃhāsana), lotus (padma), and color symbolism (indranīla)—useful for ritual visualization in mantra-japa and pūjā contexts.