Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

पुष्पकाख्यविमानांतः सिंहासनपरिच्छदे । पद्मे वसुदलेदेवमिंद्रनीलसमप्रभम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

puṣpakākhyavimānāṃtaḥ siṃhāsanaparicchade | padme vasudaledevamiṃdranīlasamaprabham || 60 ||

Translation

Bên trong phi thuyền mang danh Puṣpaka, giữa những đồ nghi trượng của ngai sư tử, (người ấy thấy) Thần ngự trên hoa sen tám cánh, rực sáng như ngọc lam indranīla (sapphire).

Word by Word

• पुष्पकाख्यविमान-अन्तः: inside the Puṣpaka-named aerial car
• पुष्पकाख्यविमान-अन्तः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुष्पक + आख्य + विमान + अन्तः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (Locative sense): ‘पुष्पकाख्यविमानस्य अन्तः’ = inside the aerial car named Puṣpaka

• सिंहासनपरिच्छदे: in the throne-setup/ornamentation
• सिंहासनपरिच्छदे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहासन + परिच्छद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सिंहासनस्य परिच्छदः = throne-arrangement/covering)

• पद्मे: on/in the lotus
• पद्मे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वसुदले: in the (vasu-)petal set (eightfold)
• वसुदले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (वसूनां दलम्/दले = in the eight-petalled (vasu-) whorl/petal-set)

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• इन्द्रनीलसमप्रभम्: having a radiance like sapphire (indranīla)
• इन्द्रनीलसमप्रभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘देवम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रनील + सम + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (इन्द्रनीलस्य समा प्रभा यस्य = having luster like sapphire)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue context with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpaka-vimāna
• Deva (the Lord)
• Padma (lotus)
• Indranīla (sapphire)

FAQs

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

It presents a contemplative vision: the Lord enthroned on an eight-petalled lotus, emphasizing divine sovereignty (siṃhāsana) and meditative beauty (indranīla-like radiance) as supports for dhyāna and bhakti.

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

By giving a vivid, auspicious form to remember—Lord seated on the lotus-throne—this verse functions as a bhakti aid: repeated visualization and remembrance (smaraṇa) stabilizes devotion and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily dhyāna-prayoga (practical meditative application) through iconographic precision—seat (siṃhāsana), lotus (padma), and color symbolism (indranīla)—useful for ritual visualization in mantra-japa and pūjā contexts.