Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 168

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

दीक्षितं जुंभणास्त्राणां मंत्रेषु नियतव्रतम् । ध्यात्वा च विधिवन्नित्यं जपेन्मासत्रयं मनुम् ॥ १६८ ॥

Transliteration

dīkṣitaṃ juṃbhaṇāstrāṇāṃ maṃtreṣu niyatavratam | dhyātvā ca vidhivannityaṃ japenmāsatrayaṃ manum || 168 ||

Translation

جُنبھَناستر کے منتروں میں باقاعدہ دیक्षा لے کر، ان کے بارے میں مقررہ ورت کا پالن کرے۔ پھر طریقے کے مطابق دھیان کر کے روزانہ تین ماہ تک منتر جپ کرے۔

Word by Word

• दीक्षितम्: the initiated (one)
• दीक्षितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (initiated/consecrated)

• जुंभणास्त्राणाम्: of the Juṃbhaṇa weapons
• जुंभणास्त्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जुंभण + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जुंभणस्य अस्त्राणि)

• मन्त्रेषु: in the mantras
• मन्त्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• नियतव्रतम्: of restrained vow / observing a fixed vow
• नियतव्रतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (नियतं व्रतं यस्य/यत्)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया-अनुक्रम)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having meditated’

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

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिवत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (according to rule)

• नित्यम्: daily
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (always/regularly)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मासत्रयम्: three months (for a period)
• मासत्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयो मासाः = three months)

• मनुम्: the Manu-mantra / Manu
• मनुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; here: mantra/name ‘Manu’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that mantra-power is not casual: it requires proper dīkṣā (initiation), disciplined vrata, correct meditation, and sustained daily japa over a defined period (three months) to mature the practice.

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

Though framed as technical mantra-sādhana, it reinforces a bhakti-like attitude of steadiness—daily remembrance (dhyāna) and repetition (japa) with rule-bound sincerity—showing devotion expressed through consistent, reverent practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and mantra-discipline: the necessity of dīkṣā, vidhivat practice, regulated vows, and timed japa (a structured sādhana regimen), aligning with technical instruction typical of the Vedāṅga-oriented Book 1.3 material.