Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
छन्दः प्रोक्तं च गायत्री श्रीरामो देवता पुनः । बीजशक्तिराधमांत्यं मन्त्रार्णैः स्यात्षडंगकम् ॥ ५८ ॥
chandaḥ proktaṃ ca gāyatrī śrīrāmo devatā punaḥ | bījaśaktirādhamāṃtyaṃ mantrārṇaiḥ syātṣaḍaṃgakam || 58 ||
چھند کو گایتری کہا گیا ہے اور دیوتا پھر شری رام ہیں۔ بیج اور شکتی اوّل اور آخر کے اَکشَر ہیں؛ اور منتر کے اَکشروں سے شڈنگ (چھ اَنگ) کی تشکیل کی جائے۔
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It standardizes a Śrī Rāma mantra’s ritual identity—metre (Gāyatrī), deity (Śrī Rāma), and bīja–śakti—so the practitioner aligns sound, meaning, and devotion in a properly empowered recitation.
By naming Śrī Rāma as the devatā and prescribing mantra-limbs (ṣaḍaṅga), it frames bhakti as disciplined worship—devotional remembrance supported by correct mantra-vidhi rather than mere repetition.
Chandas (prosody) is explicit: the mantra is in Gāyatrī metre, and the verse also applies phonemic analysis (mantrārṇa) to construct ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa, a technical ritual method grounded in mantra-science.