Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

दीपदानं हनुमतो नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

dīpadānaṃ hanumato nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 39 ||

Translation

وأما إيقاد السراج قربانًا لهانومان—فلا حاجة إلى مزيد من التردّد أو المداولة؛ بل هو مما يُفعل يقينًا.

Word by Word

• dīpa-dānam: offering of a lamp
• dīpa-dānam: Karta (कर्ता) / Topic (उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("of a lamp" + "giving")

• hanumataḥ: of Hanumat (Hanuman)
• hanumataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेधार्थक निपात)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• kāryā: to be done/necessary
• kāryā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with vicāraṇā

• vicāraṇā: consideration/deliberation
• vicāraṇā: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicative subject (विधेय-आश्रय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It gives a firm ritual injunction: lamp-offering to Hanumān is unquestionably meritorious, removing doubt and encouraging steady devotional practice.

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

By emphasizing simple, heartfelt upacāra (service) like offering a lamp, it presents bhakti as accessible and effective—devotion expressed through a clear act of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-vidhi certainty—an unambiguous prescription (niścaya/vidhi) about a specific dāna (lamp offering), relevant to applied dharma and vrata procedures rather than grammar or astrology.