Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

मुनिध्यानार्चनं चास्य प्रोक्तं सर्वं षडर्णवत् । रामांते चंद्रभद्रौ च ङेंतौ पावकवल्लभा ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

munidhyānārcanaṃ cāsya proktaṃ sarvaṃ ṣaḍarṇavat | rāmāṃte caṃdrabhadrau ca ṅeṃtau pāvakavallabhā || 102 ||

Translation

اس کے مُنی-دھیان اور اَرچن کی ساری باتیں چھے اَکشری طریقے کے مطابق بیان کی گئی ہیں۔ آخر میں ‘راما’ ہے؛ اور ‘چندر بھدرا’ نیز ‘ںےمتَو’ اور ‘پاوک وَلّبھا’ بھی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• मुनि-ध्यान-अर्चनम्: (the) sage, meditation, and worship (set)
• मुनि-ध्यान-अर्चनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective dvandva)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रोक्तम्: declared/taught
• प्रोक्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘said/declared’

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• षड्-अर्णवत्: like the six-syllabled (one)
• षड्-अर्णवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षड् (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: -वत् प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective), उपमानार्थे; ‘having six syllables/letters’ sense

• राम-अन्ते: at the end of ‘Rāma’
• राम-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; सप्तमी-तत्समर्थे अव्ययवत्; ‘at the end of Rāma/after Rāma’

• चन्द्र-भद्रौ: (the two) ‘Candra-bhadra’ (syllables/names)
• चन्द्र-भद्रौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; कर्मधारय ‘moon-auspicious’ as a name

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ङेंतौ: the two ‘ṅe’ syllables
• ङेंतौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ङेत (प्रातिपदिक/बीजाक्षर-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; बीजाक्षर-द्वय-निर्देश

• पावक-वल्लभा: beloved of fire (Agni)
• पावक-वल्लभा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण/नामरूपेण

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a technical/Vedanga-mantra discussion to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Rāmā

FAQs

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

It links inner practice (dhyāna) and outer practice (arcana) to a precisely defined mantra-form (ṣaḍarṇa), showing that devotion in the Narada Purana is supported by correct mantra-structure and disciplined upāsanā.

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

Bhakti here is presented as organized worship: meditation on the deity/mantra and formal offering (arcana), anchored in a named, repeatable formula—so devotion becomes steady, transmissible, and effective in practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-technical knowledge tied to Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa-style precision: counting syllables (ṣaḍarṇa), placing elements in sequence (e.g., ‘Rāmā’ at the end), and preserving specific phonemic units (like ‘ṅeṃ’), which is essential for correct recitation and ritual use.