Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
विश्वामित्रो मुनिश्चास्य गायत्री छंद ईरितम् । श्रीरामो देवता बीजं ध्रुवः शक्तिश्च ठद्वयम् ॥ ५३ ॥
viśvāmitro muniścāsya gāyatrī chaṃda īritam | śrīrāmo devatā bījaṃ dhruvaḥ śaktiśca ṭhadvayam || 53 ||
就此咒/明咒（vidyā）而言，所宣说的圣仙（ṛṣi）为毗湿瓦密多（Viśvāmitra）；韵律为伽雅特丽（Gāyatrī）。主尊为圣罗摩（Śrī Rāma）；种子音为“bīja”；持力（śakti）为德鲁瓦（Dhruva）；并以“ṭha”之双音作为附加标识。
Narada (teaching within a technical/mantra-vidhi context, as preserved in Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It gives the formal mantra-lakṣaṇa (ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, śakti) that sanctifies practice: the mantra is approached through its seer and metre, and centered on devotion to Śrī Rāma as the presiding deity.
By naming Śrī Rāma as the devatā of the practice, it frames the technical mantra procedure as an act of focused worship—bhakti expressed through correct mantra-recitation and ritual discipline.
It highlights chandas (metre) and mantra-vidhi conventions—how a mantra is defined by ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, and śakti—used in ritual application and nyāsa-style identification.