Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 129

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

सिद्धमंत्रस्य भुक्तिः स्यान्मुक्तिः पातकनाशनम् । आदौ दाशरथायांते विद्महे पदमुच्चरेत् ॥ १२९ ॥

Transliteration

siddhamaṃtrasya bhuktiḥ syānmuktiḥ pātakanāśanam | ādau dāśarathāyāṃte vidmahe padamuccaret || 129 ||

Translation

سِدھ منتر سے بھوگ بھی ملتا ہے، مکتی بھی، اور گناہوں کا ناش بھی ہوتا ہے۔ ابتدا میں ‘داشرَتھائے’ کہے اور آخر میں ‘وِدمہے’ کا لفظ ادا کرے۔

Word by Word

• सिद्ध-मन्त्रस्य: of the perfected mantra
• सिद्ध-मन्त्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular; ‘of the accomplished/effective mantra’

• भुक्तिः: enjoyment/worldly attainment
• भुक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• स्यात्: may be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; may be/should be

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• पातक-नाशनम्: destruction of sins
• पातक-नाशनम्: Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here predicative nominative: ‘(it is) the destroyer of sins’

• आदौ: at the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘in the beginning/first’

• दाशरथ-अय-अन्ते: at the end (with ‘dāśarathāya’)
• दाशरथ-अय-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दाशरथि (प्रातिपदिक) + अय (प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषाधारित-अव्ययीभाव; ‘at the end with (the word) dāśarathāya’ i.e., at the end (place)

• विद्महे: we know
• विद्महे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘we know’ (mantra-style usage)

• पदम्: the word/phrase
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (‘word/phrase’)

• उच्चरेत्: should utter
• उच्चरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should pronounce/recite

Speaker

Narada (teaching mantra-vidhi within the Vedanga/technical instruction context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Dasharathi)

FAQs

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

It states that a siddha (perfected) mantra is both materially effective (bhukti) and spiritually liberating (mukti), and that correct recitation structure itself is a means for pātaka-nāśana (removal of sin).

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

By prescribing “dāśarathāya” (salutation to Rāma, the son of Daśaratha) within mantra-usage, it frames devotion to a personal deity as the operative center of mantra efficacy—linking worship with both worldly welfare and liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-vidhi—precision in pada (word) placement and recitation sequence—an applied, technical discipline aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) for correct mantra formation and chanting.