Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

जपेञ्च भुग्भुगिति वै सहस्रं ध्यानतत्परः । एवं कृतविधानेन परसैन्यं विनाशयेत् ॥ ८६ ॥

Transliteration

japeñca bhugbhugiti vai sahasraṃ dhyānatatparaḥ | evaṃ kṛtavidhānena parasainyaṃ vināśayet || 86 ||

Translation

Absorto en la meditación, debe también repetir mil veces el mantra “bhug bhug”. Cumpliendo el rito según esta prescripción, puede ocasionarse la destrucción del ejército enemigo.

Word by Word

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• भुग्-भुग्: “bhug-bhug” (mantric sound)
• भुग्-भुग्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भुग् (धातु/ध्वन्यात्मक-शब्द)
• Form: अनुकरणशब्द (onomatopoetic), मन्त्र-बीजरूपेण अव्ययवत्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand (times)
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/परिमाण), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• ध्यानतत्परः: intent on meditation
• ध्यानतत्परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ध्यानस्य तत्परः)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• कृतविधानेन: by this performed procedure
• कृतविधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषः (कृतं विधानं येन/यथा तत्)

• परसैन्यम्: the enemy army
• परसैन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (परस्य सैन्यम्)

• विनाशयेत्: should destroy
• विनाशयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु; णिजन्त विनाशयति)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual procedure in a technical/vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It links mantra-japa with dhyāna (focused contemplation), teaching that ritual efficacy arises from disciplined repetition and inner concentration, not merely mechanical recitation.

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

While framed as a technical rite, it still emphasizes single-pointed absorption (dhyāna-tatparaḥ), a core bhakti discipline where the mind becomes steady through devoted remembrance and repetition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga and vidhi: the rule-based application of a mantra, including a fixed japa count (sahasra) and the necessity of meditative focus during performance.