Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

कामबीजं रविदले मध्ये मन्त्रावृताभिधाम् । सुदर्शनावृतं बाह्ये दिक्षु युग्मावृतं तथा ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

kāmabījaṃ ravidale madhye mantrāvṛtābhidhām | sudarśanāvṛtaṃ bāhye dikṣu yugmāvṛtaṃ tathā || 34 ||

Translation

سورج نما پتی کے وسط میں کام بیج کو منتر کے نام سے گھیر کر رکھے۔ باہر اسے سُدرشن کے آوَرَن سے ڈھانپے؛ اور اسی طرح سمتوں میں بھی جوڑے دار آوَرَنوں کے ساتھ ترتیب دے۔

Word by Word

• kāma-bījam: the Kāma seed-syllable
• kāma-bījam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma + bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); कर्म (object) (to be written/placed)

• ravi-dale: in the sun-petal (section)
• ravi-dale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi + dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); अधिकरण

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial locative

• mantra-āvṛta-abhidhām: the name/inscription enclosed by the mantra
• mantra-āvṛta-abhidhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra + āvṛta + abhidhā (प्रातिपदिक; āvṛta as कृदन्त from √vṛ ‘to cover/enclose’)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); ‘abhidhā’ = name/denotation; qualified by āvṛta ‘enclosed’

• sudarśana-āvṛtam: enclosed by (the mantra) Sudarśana
• sudarśana-āvṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sudarśana + āvṛta (प्रातिपदिक; āvṛta as कृदन्त from √vṛ)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally (something ‘enclosed by Sudarśana’)

• bāhye: on the outside
• bāhye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial locative

• dikṣu: in the directions
• dikṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन); अधिकरण

• yugma-āvṛtam: enclosed by the pair (of syllables/mantras)
• yugma-āvṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yugma + āvṛta (प्रातिपदिक; āvṛta as कृदन्त from √vṛ)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

Speaker

Narada (teaching mantra/yantra procedure within the Vedanga-technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana
• Surya

FAQs

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

It teaches a protective and focused mantra-configuration: placing a bīja at the center and sealing it with Sudarśana as an outer spiritual armor, emphasizing disciplined mantra-śakti and safeguarding the sādhaka.

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

By prescribing Sudarśana-āvṛti (encirclement by Sudarśana), it frames mantra-practice as devotion expressed through precise worship-technology—seeking Vishnu’s protective grace via His chakra principle.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical procedure: yantra/nyāsa placement (center, outer ring, directions) and mantra-āvṛti rules—showing applied liturgy and structured recitation/installation rather than abstract philosophy.