Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
पंचोपचारैः संपूज्य देशकालौ च कीर्तेत् । कुशोदकं समादाय दीपमंत्रं समुञ्चरेत् ॥ ५५ ॥
paṃcopacāraiḥ saṃpūjya deśakālau ca kīrtet | kuśodakaṃ samādāya dīpamaṃtraṃ samuñcaret || 55 ||
Nachdem man mit den fünf Darbringungen ordnungsgemäß verehrt hat, soll man Ort und Zeit verkünden. Dann nehme man mit Kuśa durchwirkttes Wasser und rezitiere das Lampen-Mantra.
Narada (teaching a technical ritual sequence within Vedanga-style procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual correctness and sacred intentionality: worship is completed not only by offerings (pañcopacāra) but also by consciously marking place and time, then sanctifying the act through kuśodaka and mantra.
Bhakti here is expressed as attentive service—offering the five upacāras and lighting the lamp with mantra. The devotion becomes focused and reverent when performed with proper saṅkalpa-like clarity of deśa and kāla.
It reflects ritual praxis tied to Vedāṅga-style discipline: correct sequencing of upacāras, formal declaration of deśa-kāla (procedural precision), and mantra-prayoga using sanctified kuśa water.