Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

ङेंतावर्काक्षरौ मंत्रौ ऋषिध्यानादि पूर्ववत् । श्रीपूर्वं जयपूर्वं च तद्द्विधा रामनाम च ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

ṅeṃtāvarkākṣarau maṃtrau ṛṣidhyānādi pūrvavat | śrīpūrvaṃ jayapūrvaṃ ca taddvidhā rāmanāma ca || 76 ||

Translation

มนตร์สองบทประกอบด้วยพยางค์ “ṅeṃtā” และ “varka”; ฤๅษี การภาวนา และองค์ประกอบประกอบพิธีอื่น ๆ เป็นดังที่กล่าวไว้ก่อนแล้ว. ให้เติม “ศรี” และ “ชยะ” ไว้ข้างหน้า; และในทำนองสองประการเดียวกันนี้ ให้ใช้พระนาม “รามะ” ด้วย

Word by Word

• ङेंतावर्काक्षरौ: the two syllables/letters ‘ṅeṃtā’ and ‘varka’
• ङेंतावर्काक्षरौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ङेंतावर्क + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (अक्षरौ = two syllables/letters; ङेंतावर्क-नामकौ)

• मन्त्रौ: two mantras
• मन्त्रौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• ऋषि: seer (ṛṣi)
• ऋषि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समुच्चय-निर्देशः)

• ध्यान: meditation
• ध्यान: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (आदि-समुच्चयः)

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: Avyaya (अव्यय/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक/‘etc.’-सूचक

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• श्रीपूर्वम्: (with) ‘śrī’ prefixed
• श्रीपूर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (श्री-पूर्वम् = ‘with śrī in front’)

• जयपूर्वम्: (with) ‘jaya’ prefixed
• जयपूर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जय + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (जय-पूर्वम् = ‘with jaya in front’)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• द्विधा: in two ways
• द्विधा: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• रामनाम: the name of Rāma
• रामनाम: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (रामस्य नाम)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rama

FAQs

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

It emphasizes correct mantra-application: the power of sacred sound is supported by proper ancillary disciplines (ṛṣi, dhyāna, etc.) and by devotional invocation through auspicious prefixes like “Śrī” and “Jaya,” extending the same method to the holy Name “Rāma.”

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

By explicitly including “Rāma-nāma,” it highlights nāma-japa as a bhakti practice, where reverential prefixes (“Śrī-,” “Jaya-”) frame the recitation as worship and surrender rather than mere phonetics.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-vidhi and prayoga: the verse points to procedural components—ṛṣi and dhyāna-ādi (viniyoga/nyāsa-like auxiliaries)—and the technical rule of forming/using mantras with prescribed prefixes.