Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

मृतकोत्थापने चैव प्रतिमाचालने तथा । विषे व्याधौ ज्वरे भूतग्रहे क्रृत्याविमोचने ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

mṛtakotthāpane caiva pratimācālane tathā | viṣe vyādhau jvare bhūtagrahe krṛtyāvimocane || 36 ||

Translation

Ebenso werden (diese Mantra-Verfahren) eingesetzt, um einen Toten zu erwecken, um ein Kultbild in Bewegung zu setzen; ferner bei Gift, Krankheit, Fieber, Besessenheit durch Geister und zur Befreiung von feindlicher Zauberei (kr̥tyā).

Word by Word

• mṛtaka-utthāpane: in raising the dead
• mṛtaka-utthāpane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtaka (प्रातिपदिक) + utthāpana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("of the dead" + "raising")

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक निपात)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक निपात)

• pratimā-cālane: in moving an idol/image
• pratimā-cālane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratimā (प्रातिपदिक) + cālana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("of an image" + "moving")

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/particle (अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक)

• viṣe: in poison
• viṣe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vyādhau: in disease
• vyādhau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• jvare: in fever
• jvare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhūta-grahe: in spirit-possession
• bhūta-grahe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("of spirits" + "seizure/affliction")

• kṛtyā-vimocane: in freeing from sorcery
• kṛtyā-vimocane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtyā (प्रातिपदिक) + vimocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("of witchcraft" + "release")

Speaker

Sage Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual-application context, traditionally in dialogue with Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It lists specific crisis-situations where mantra-prayoga and remedial rites are traditionally applied, portraying sacred sound as a dharmic tool for protection, restoration, and removal of harmful influences.

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

While technical in tone, it implies that sacred recitation and sanctioned ritual acts—performed with purity and faith—function as protective supports for a devotee’s life, enabling steadiness in dharma and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied mantra-vidya within the Vedanga-oriented section: practical ritual deployment for healing, protection, and countering graha/kr̥tyā afflictions—topics often linked with correct recitation (śikṣā) and ritual procedure (kalpa).