Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 153

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

ध्यायन्राममयोध्यायामभिषिक्त मनन्यधीः । पञ्चायुतं मनुं जप्त्वा नष्टराज्यमवाप्नुयात् ॥ १५३ ॥

Transliteration

dhyāyanrāmamayodhyāyāmabhiṣikta mananyadhīḥ | pañcāyutaṃ manuṃ japtvā naṣṭarājyamavāpnuyāt || 153 ||

Translation

ایودھیا میں مسندِ راج پر مُنصَّب شری رام کا دھیان کرتے ہوئے، یکسو عقل سے منتر کا پانچ ہزار بار جپ کرے؛ تو کھوئی ہوئی سلطنت دوبارہ حاصل ہو جاتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• dhyāyan: meditating
• dhyāyan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु) → dhyāyat (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभाव (while meditating)

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• ayodhyāyām: in Ayodhya
• ayodhyāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• abhiṣiktam: anointed
• abhiṣiktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-ṣic (धातु) → abhiṣikta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of Rāma)

• ananya-dhīḥ: with undivided mind
• ananya-dhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananya (प्रातिपदिक) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणम्—अनन्या धीर्यस्य (one whose mind is undistracted)

• pañca-āyutam: five āyutas (50,000)
• pañca-āyutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + āyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (numerical): five āyutas (= fifty thousand)

• manum: the mantra (manu)
• manum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र ‘मन्त्र’ अर्थे (mantra-formula)

• japtvā: having recited
• japtvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having recited)

• naṣṭa-rājyam: lost kingdom
• naṣṭa-rājyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• avāpnuyāt: may obtain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching a mantra-prayoga within the Vedanga/ritual-technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ayodhya

FAQs

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

It presents a focused dhyāna (visualization) of Rāma’s coronation as a means to stabilize the mind and align one’s intent with dharma, showing how devotion-supported mantra-japa is taught as a practical sādhanā with tangible outcomes.

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

Bhakti is expressed as ananya-dhī—single-pointed absorption in Rāma—where remembrance (smaraṇa/dhyāna) and repetition (japa) work together, making devotion not only emotional but disciplined and practice-based.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga through regulated japa-saṅkhyā (a fixed count: five thousand) and dhyāna as an applied ritual-technical method, reflecting the Narada Purana’s Vedanga-oriented approach to actionable spiritual procedures.