Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

दीपपात्रं ततः कुर्याच्छुद्धः प्रयतमानसः । दीपपात्रे ज्वाल्यमाने मारुतेः कवचं पठेत् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

dīpapātraṃ tataḥ kuryācchuddhaḥ prayatamānasaḥ | dīpapātre jvālyamāne māruteḥ kavacaṃ paṭhet || 21 ||

Translation

Dann soll man, gereinigt und mit gezügeltem Geist, das Lampengefäß bereiten. Wenn die Lampe darin entzündet wird, rezitiere man das Kavaca, den Schutzgesang des Māruti (Hanumān).

Word by Word

• दीप-पात्रम्: a lamp-vessel
• दीप-पात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दीपस्य पात्रम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (then/thereafter)

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष? (न) — मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन (you should do/make)

• शुद्धः: being pure
• शुद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (pure/clean)

• प्रयत-मानसः: with a controlled mind
• प्रयत-मानसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (प्रयतं मानसं यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (with disciplined mind)

• दीप-पात्रे: in the lamp-vessel
• दीप-पात्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (in the lamp-vessel)

• ज्वाल्यमाने: while it is being lit
• ज्वाल्यमाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु) + य (णिच्-प्रेरण) + शानच् (कृत्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (शानच्), सप्तमी एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सति-सप्तमी (while being kindled/burning)

• मारुतेः: of Hanumān
• मारुतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (of Māruti/Hanumān)

• कवचम्: armor (protective hymn)
• कवचम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पठेत्: should recite
• पठेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (should recite)

Speaker

Narada (teaching the procedure as part of technical/ritual instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Maruti
• Hanuman
• Vayu

FAQs

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

It links outer ritual purity (śuddhi) and inner mental restraint (prāyatamānasa) with protective devotion, teaching that kavaca-recitation becomes most effective when performed at an auspicious ritual act—lighting a lamp.

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

By instructing recitation of Māruti’s kavaca at the moment of kindling light, the verse frames protection as devotion-in-action—turning a simple daily rite (dīpa) into focused remembrance and surrender to Hanumān’s divine guardianship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes ritual procedure and discipline—timing of mantra/kavaca during a specific rite (dīpa-jvālana), along with rules of purity and mental focus, reflecting applied kalpa-style practice aligned with Vedanga-oriented instruction.