Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

बीजैः षड्दीर्घयुक्तैर्वा मंत्रार्णान्पूर्ववन्न्यसेत् । ध्यायेत्कल्पतरोर्मूले सुवर्णमयमण्डपे ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

bījaiḥ ṣaḍdīrghayuktairvā maṃtrārṇānpūrvavannyaset | dhyāyetkalpatarormūle suvarṇamayamaṇḍape || 59 ||

Translation

ด้วยพีชะที่ประกอบด้วยสระยาวหกประการ หรือด้วยวิธีอื่น ให้ทำเนียสะแห่งอักษรมนตร์ดังที่สอนไว้ก่อน แล้วจึงเพ่งฌาน ณ โคนกัลปพฤกษ์ ภายในมณฑปทองคำ

Word by Word

• बीजैः: with seed-syllables (bījas)
• बीजैः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• षड्दीर्घयुक्तैः: endowed with six long vowels
• षड्दीर्घयुक्तैः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् + दीर्घ + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (षट्-दीर्घैः युक्तैः = endowed with six long vowels)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• मन्त्रार्णान्: the mantra-syllables
• मन्त्रार्णान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (mantra-syllables)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक/रीत्यर्थक (as before)

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign (perform nyāsa)
• न्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु) (न्यासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; अर्थः—‘स्थापयेत्/विन्यसेत्’

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कल्पतरोः: of the wish-fulfilling tree
• कल्पतरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्पतरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• मूले: at the root
• मूले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• सुवर्णमयमण्डपे: in the golden pavilion
• सुवर्णमयमण्डपे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्णमय + मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (सुवर्णमयः मण्डपः = golden pavilion)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a Vedanga/ritual-technical teaching sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kalpataru

FAQs

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

It links outer ritual precision (nyāsa of mantra-syllables) with inner contemplation (dhyāna), teaching that correct placement of mantra-power culminates in a stable, sacred visualization—symbolized by meditation at the kalpataru’s root in a golden maṇḍapa.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by directing the practitioner to internalize the deity’s presence through mantra and focused meditation; disciplined mantra-nyāsa becomes a devotional means of making the heart a “mandapa” for sustained remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes phonetic/metrical precision and mantra-grammar in practice—working with syllables (arṇa), long vowels (dīrgha), and structured nyāsa—reflecting a Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa-informed approach to mantra-sādhana described in Narada Purana’s technical section.