Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

तैलेन स्नापयेन्मूर्तिं गुडेन तिलकं चरेत् । शतपत्रसमो धूपः शालनिर्याससंभवः ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

tailena snāpayenmūrtiṃ guḍena tilakaṃ caret | śatapatrasamo dhūpaḥ śālaniryāsasaṃbhavaḥ || 66 ||

Translation

Debe bañarse la imagen de la deidad con aceite y aplicarse un tilaka hecho de jaggery (panela). El incienso ha de ser fragante como el loto de cien pétalos, preparado con la resina que exuda el árbol śāla.

Word by Word

• तैलेन: with oil
• तैलेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• स्नापयेत्: should bathe (cause to be bathed)
• स्नापयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) परस्मैपद

• मूर्तिम्: the image
• मूर्तिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• गुडेन: with jaggery
• गुडेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• तिलकम्: tilaka mark
• तिलकम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• चरेत्: should apply/perform
• चरेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शतपत्रसमः: equal to a hundred petals (i.e., lotus-like)
• शतपत्रसमः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतपत्र + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (शतपत्रेण समः)

• धूपः: incense
• धूपः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ/वर्ण्य

• शाल: sal tree
• शाल: सम्बन्ध (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समास-पूर्वपद (stem form)

• निर्यास: resin
• निर्यास: सम्बन्ध (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समास-पूर्वपद (stem form)

• सम्भवः: arising from (made of) sal-resin
• सम्भवः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष (शालनिर्यासात् सम्भवः)

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual details within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shala (tree)
• Murti (deity image)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotion is expressed through careful, pure, and tradition-aligned upacāras—bathing the deity, applying tilaka, and offering fragrant incense—so the worship becomes both reverent and spiritually refining.

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

Bhakti here is practical and embodied: the devotee lovingly serves the mūrti with specific offerings (snāna, tilaka, dhūpa), showing attentiveness and sanctity in daily worship rather than mere verbal praise.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual science—selection and preparation of worship substances (oil for abhiṣeka, jaggery-based tilaka, and resin-based dhūpa)—a technical, procedure-focused aspect aligned with the Narada Purana’s Book 1.3 orientation.