Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

छन्दश्च देवता सीता पतिर्बीजं तथादिमम् । स्वाहा शक्तिश्च कामेन कुर्यादंगानि षट् क्रमात् ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

chandaśca devatā sītā patirbījaṃ tathādimam | svāhā śaktiśca kāmena kuryādaṃgāni ṣaṭ kramāt || 66 ||

Translation

ఈ మంత్రానికి ఛందస్సు మరియు అధిష్ఠాత్రీ దేవత సీత; సీతాపతి శ్రీరాముడు బీజముగా, అలాగే ఆద్యప్రయోగముగా చెప్పబడెను. “స్వాహా” శక్తి; కోరిన ఫలార్థం క్రమంగా షడంగన్యాసం చేయవలెను.

Word by Word

• छन्दः: meter (chandas)
• छन्दः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular (neuter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• देवता: deity
• देवता: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular (feminine)

• सीता: Sītā
• सीता: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular (feminine)

• पतिः: lord/husband
• पतिः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular (masculine)

• बीजम्: seed-syllable (bīja)
• बीजम्: Karma/Viṣaya (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय; adverb

• आदिमम्: the first/primordial
• आदिमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; agrees with बीजम्

• स्वाहा: svāhā (oblation-call)
• स्वाहा: Mantra (मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: मन्त्रनिपात (exclamation in oblations); indeclinable

• शक्तिः: power (śakti)
• शक्तिः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular (feminine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• कामेन: with desire/with Kāma
• कामेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• कुर्यात्: should perform/make
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should do/make

• अङ्गानि: limbs/parts
• अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; accusative plural (neuter)

• षट्: six
• षट्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे; agrees with अङ्गानि

• क्रमात्: in order/stepwise
• क्रमात्: Apādāna/Adverbial (अपादान/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; ablative singular used adverbially

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual instruction context, typical of Book 1.3 Vedanga material)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama

FAQs

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

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.

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

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.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

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.