Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 98

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

तत्त्वज्ञानमवाप्नोति कपींद्रस्य प्रसादतः । अथ मंत्रातरं वाक्ष्ये भूतविद्रावणं परम् ॥ ९८ ॥

Transliteration

tattvajñānamavāpnoti kapīṃdrasya prasādataḥ | atha maṃtrātaraṃ vākṣye bhūtavidrāvaṇaṃ param || 98 ||

Translation

Durch die Gnade Kapīndras (des Herrn der Affen) erlangt man wahre Erkenntnis der Tattva, der Wirklichkeit. Nun werde ich ein weiteres Mantra verkünden, das höchste zum Vertreiben von Geistern und störenden Wesen.

Word by Word

• तत्त्वज्ञानम्: knowledge of reality/principle
• तत्त्वज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘तत्त्वस्य ज्ञानम्’

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कपीन्द्रस्य: of the lord of monkeys
• कपीन्द्रस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘कपीनाम् इन्द्रः’ = lord of monkeys (Hanuman)

• प्रसादतः: by (his) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘from/through grace’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (then/now)

• मन्त्रातरम्: another mantra
• मन्त्रातरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘तर’ = other/another (comparative suffix used lexically)

• वक्ष्ये: I shall tell
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूतविद्रावणम्: the driving away of spirits
• भूतविद्रावणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + विद्रावण (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘भूतानां विद्रावणम्’ = driving away spirits

• परम्: supreme/excellent
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kapindra (Hanuman)

FAQs

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

It links higher realization (tattva-jñāna) with devotion and grace—here, specifically the grace of Kapīndra (Hanumān)—and then frames mantra-vidyā as a legitimate protective aid within dharmic practice.

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

Bhakti is implied through “prasāda” (grace): true knowledge is not presented as mere intellect, but as a fruit of divine favor gained through reverence to Kapīndra, after which practical spiritual aids like mantras are taught.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-application for protection (rakṣā) is emphasized—an applied, technical aspect of sacred speech and ritual procedure aligned with Vedāṅga-style discipline and correct mantra usage.