Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

षट्कोणेषु षडंगानि नामानि च पुरोक्तवत् । वसुपत्रे क्रमात्पूज्या अष्टावेते च वानराः ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaṭkoṇeṣu ṣaḍaṃgāni nāmāni ca puroktavat | vasupatre kramātpūjyā aṣṭāvete ca vānarāḥ || 51 ||

Translation

In den sechs Winkeln des Diagramms sind die sechs Glieder (ṣaḍ-aṅga) und ihre Namen zu setzen, wie zuvor dargelegt. Auf dem achtblättrigen Lotus der Vasus sollen diese acht „Vānara“ der Reihe nach verehrt werden.

Word by Word

• षट्कोणेषु: in the hexagons
• षट्कोणेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• षडंगानि: six limbs/parts
• षडंगानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; in apposition to ‘षडंगानि’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

• पुरोक्तवत्: as said earlier
• पुरोक्तवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच्) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: Avyayībhāva used adverbially; meaning ‘as previously stated’

• वसुपत्रे: in the eight-petalled (figure)
• वसुपत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (संख्या/नाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the eight-petalled (lotus/diagram)’

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (पञ्चमी-अव्ययीभावार्थ) ‘in order/ क्रमशः’

• पूज्याः: to be worshipped
• पूज्याः: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; gerundive from √पूज्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; gerundive ‘to be worshipped’ agreeing with ‘वानराः’

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (numeral)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; demonstrative qualifying ‘वानराः’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

• वानराः: monkey-heroes
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical-ritual context within the Vedanga/auxiliary sciences section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vasus
• Ṣaḍaṅga

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, rule-based worship: spiritual power is supported by correct placement of mantra-limbs (ṣaḍaṅga) and orderly pūjā within a sacred diagram, aligning the practitioner with cosmic structure.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through precise upacāra—devotion becomes steady when offered with attention, sequence, and reverence to the prescribed deities/parts of the worship-arrangement.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical procedure: structured nyāsa/placement and kramārcana (sequential worship) within a mandala/yantra framework, a hallmark of applied Vedic liturgy and mantra-prayoga.