Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

वश्ये तडुलपिष्टोत्थं मारणे माषपिष्टजम् । उञ्चाटने कृष्णतिलपिष्टजं च प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

vaśye taḍulapiṣṭotthaṃ māraṇe māṣapiṣṭajam | uñcāṭane kṛṣṇatilapiṣṭajaṃ ca prakīrtitam || 9 ||

Translation

في طقس الفَشْيَة (vaśya—الإخضاع) يُستعمل ما صُنع من دقيق الأرز؛ وفي طقس المارَنة (māraṇa—الإهلاك) ما صُنع من دقيق الحبّ الأسود؛ وفي طقس الأُنْتشاطَنة (uñcāṭana—الإبعاد) ما صُنع من دقيق السمسم الأسود—هكذا أُعلن.

Word by Word

• वश्ये: in subjugation (rite)
• वश्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in (the rite of) subjugation’

• तण्डुलपिष्टोत्थम्: arising from rice-flour
• तण्डुलपिष्टोत्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तण्डुल-पिष्ट-उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक; तण्डुल + पिष्ट + उत्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• मारणे: in killing (rite)
• मारणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• माषपिष्टजम्: born from black-gram flour
• माषपिष्टजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माष-पिष्ट-ज (प्रातिपदिक; माष + पिष्ट + ज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• उच्चाटने: in expulsion (rite)
• उच्चाटने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्चाटन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• कृष्णतिलपिष्टजम्: born from black-sesame flour
• कृष्णतिलपिष्टजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण-तिल-पिष्ट-ज (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + तिल + पिष्ट + ज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• प्रकीर्तितम्: is proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is proclaimed’

Speaker

Narada (teaching technical ritual applications within Vedanga/auxiliary sciences context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It classifies ritual substances (dravya) by intended function, showing the text’s technical concern with correct means (upāya) and precise procedure in applied mantra-ritual practice.

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

This verse is not primarily bhakti-oriented; it belongs to a technical register where correct ritual methodology is emphasized rather than devotional contemplation, indicating that Narada Purana also preserves procedural sciences alongside devotional teachings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights prayoga-style ritual science—selection of specific materials (rice flour, black-gram flour, black-sesame flour) according to the rite’s intended effect—reflecting applied procedural knowledge within the Purana’s technical sections.