Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
धूपं दत्त्वा विधिवत्संप्रयुक्तं दीपं दत्त्वा चोक्तमेवोपहारम् । पूजाशेषं ते समाप्याथ सर्वे गीतं नृत्यं तत्र तत्रापि चक्रुः ॥ ४९ ॥
dhūpaṃ dattvā vidhivatsaṃprayuktaṃ dīpaṃ dattvā coktamevopahāram | pūjāśeṣaṃ te samāpyātha sarve gītaṃ nṛtyaṃ tatra tatrāpi cakruḥ || 49 ||
Nachdem sie das Räucherwerk vorschriftsgemäß dargebracht und die Lampe zusammen mit den genannten Gaben geopfert hatten, vollendeten sie die übrigen Teile der Verehrung. Nach dem Abschluss führten alle dort und sogleich auch Gesang und Tanz auf, als Teil der Feier.
Narada (narrative instruction within the ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
It emphasizes that worship is both precise (vidhivat offerings like incense and lamp) and heartfelt, culminating in joyful devotion through song and dance after the rites are properly completed.
Bhakti is shown as expressed through reverent upacāras (dhūpa, dīpa, prescribed offerings) and also through celebratory remembrance—kīrtana-like singing and dancing—once the formal worship is concluded.
The verse highlights procedural correctness (vidhivat-saṃprayoga) in ritual acts—an applied takeaway aligned with Kalpa-style ritual discipline and the ordered completion of pūjā-śeṣa.