Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
दत्त्वा धनादिकं तस्मै दीपदानाय नारद । गुर्वाज्ञामन्तरा कुर्याद्यो दीपं स्वेष्टसिद्धये ॥ ११० ॥
dattvā dhanādikaṃ tasmai dīpadānāya nārada | gurvājñāmantarā kuryādyo dīpaṃ sveṣṭasiddhaye || 110 ||
O Nārada, nachdem man ihm Reichtum und andere Erfordernisse für die Lampenspende gegeben hat, handelt derjenige ungehörig, der ohne Erlaubnis des Guru eine Lampe entzündet, um eigene Wünsche zu erfüllen.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It teaches that even meritorious acts like lamp-offering (dīpa-dāna) must be grounded in dharma—performed with proper authorization and humility—rather than driven by self-serving desire for personal gain.
It implies that genuine devotion is aligned with obedience and reverence to the guru’s guidance; ritual devotion becomes distorted when done primarily for personal “wish-fulfillment” (iṣṭa-siddhi) without proper spiritual discipline.
Ritual propriety and procedural correctness (a kalpa-oriented principle) are emphasized: offerings should follow prescribed rules, including eligibility and permission under a guru-led tradition.