Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 97

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

साज्यैः संपूजयेत्पीठे पूर्वोक्ते पूर्ववत्प्रभुम् । जप्तोऽयं मदनक्षोभं नाशयत्येव निश्चितम् ॥ ९७ ॥

Transliteration

sājyaiḥ saṃpūjayetpīṭhe pūrvokte pūrvavatprabhum | japto'yaṃ madanakṣobhaṃ nāśayatyeva niścitam || 97 ||

Translation

Auf dem zuvor beschriebenen Pīṭha soll man den Herrn wie zuvor vorgeschrieben verehren und dabei Opfergaben darbringen, die mit Ghee vermischt sind. Dieses Mantra, wenn es rezitiert wird, vernichtet gewiss die von Kāma (Begierde) verursachte Unruhe.

Word by Word

• साज्यैः: with ghee (offerings)
• साज्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; ‘आज्यसहितैः’ (with ghee)

• संपूजयेत्: should worship fully
• संपूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पीठे: on the seat/altar
• पीठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पूर्वोक्ते: previously described
• पूर्वोक्ते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘पूर्वम् उक्तम्’ = previously stated

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/रीति-अव्यय (adverb) ‘as before’

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• जप्तः: (when) recited
• जप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु) → जप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; क्त (PPP) ‘recited’

• अयम्: this (mantra)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मदनक्षोभम्: lustful agitation
• मदनक्षोभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन + क्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘मदनेन क्षोभः’ = agitation due to passion

• नाशयति: destroys
• नाशयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश्/नाशय् (धातु; णिच्)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative (णिच्)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• निश्चितम्: certainly
• निश्चितम्: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निश्चित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् नपुंसक-एकवचनं भावे; निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययप्रायः (certainly)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (Vishnu)
• Madana (Kama)

FAQs

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

It teaches that correct ritual worship (on the prescribed pīṭha with sājyā offerings) combined with mantra-japa has a direct inner result: pacifying and destroying lust-driven agitation (madana-kṣobha).

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverent, rule-guided worship of the Lord (prabhu) and steady japa; devotion is not only emotional but also disciplined, culminating in purification of desire.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: worship is to be done “as previously stated,” on a defined pīṭha, using sājyā (ghee-mixed) offerings, showing the technical precision of Vedic-style worship methods.