Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

विशेषस्तत्र यस्तं वै दीपदानेऽवधारय । षष्ट्यादौ च द्वितीयादाविमं दीपमितीरयेत् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

viśeṣastatra yastaṃ vai dīpadāne'vadhāraya | ṣaṣṭyādau ca dvitīyādāvimaṃ dīpamitīrayet || 45 ||

Translation

افهم جيدًا القاعدة الخاصة المطبَّقة هناك في تقديم السراج. في مطلع سَشْتي (اليوم القمري السادس) وكذلك في مطلع دْفِتِييا (اليوم القمري الثاني)، ينبغي أن يُقدَّم هذا السراج بعينه كما هو مقرَّر.

Word by Word

• विशेषः: a special rule/particularity
• विशेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there; in that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: ‘there/in that context’)

• यः: who/which
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/उपपद (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• दीपदाने: in the giving of a lamp
• दीपदाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दीपस्य दानम्)

• अवधारय: consider; note; determine
• अवधारय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-धृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• षष्ट्यादौ: at the beginning of the sixtieth (day/occasion)
• षष्ट्यादौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ट्याः आदौ = ‘at the beginning of the sixtieth [day]’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction ‘and’)

• द्वितीयादौ: at the beginning of the second (day/occasion)
• द्वितीयादौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीय + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (द्वितीयायाः आदौ = ‘at the beginning of the second [day]’)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• दीपम्: lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक (quotative marker)

• ईरयेत्: should utter/recite
• ईरयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a didactic passage on ritual procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that merit from dīpa-dāna depends not only on devotion but also on correct vidhi—especially the precise tithi timing—showing that disciplined ritual order supports spiritual fruit.

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

By directing the devotee to offer a lamp at specific sacred times, it channels bhakti into a concrete act of worship—light offered with attention and reverence—so devotion becomes steady and rule-guided.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Tithi-based ritual timing (connected to Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics) is highlighted: the offering is prescribed specifically at the start of Ṣaṣṭī and Dvitīyā, reflecting technical observance of lunar days.