Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

हनुमद्भजनासक्तः कार्तवीर्यार्जुनं सुधीः । विशेषतः समाराध्य यथोक्तं फलमाप्नुयात् ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

hanumadbhajanāsaktaḥ kārtavīryārjunaṃ sudhīḥ | viśeṣataḥ samārādhya yathoktaṃ phalamāpnuyāt || 106 ||

Translation

Le sage, attaché au bhajana et au culte de Hanumān, doit tout particulièrement apaiser et honorer Kārtavīryārjuna ; ainsi il obtiendra le fruit énoncé plus haut, exactement comme il a été dit.

Word by Word

• हनुमत्-भजन-आसक्तः: attached to the worship of Hanumān
• हनुमत्-भजन-आसक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक) + भजन (प्रातिपदिक) + आसक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (हनुमतः भजने आसक्तः)

• कार्तवीर्यार्जुनम्: Kārtavīrya Arjuna
• कार्तवीर्यार्जुनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्य-अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कार्तवीर्यः अर्जुनः)

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सु’ उपसर्गयुक्त-प्रातिपदिक

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘especially’)

• समाराध्य: having worshipped well
• समाराध्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); धातु: राध्, उपसर्ग: सम्+आ; अर्थः ‘having duly worshipped’

• यथा-उक्तम्: as stated
• यथा-उक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (यथोक्तम् = यथा उक्तम् ‘as said’)

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: may obtain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (in instruction mode within a Narada–Sanatkumara style dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Kartaviryarjuna

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined upāsanā: when devotion to Hanumān is steady, and worship is performed as specifically prescribed, the promised fruit (phala) is attainable without deviation.

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

Bhakti here is not merely emotion but sustained attachment (āsakti) expressed through worship (bhajana) and careful propitiation (samārādhana), aligning devotion with scriptural procedure to realize the stated outcome.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects the Vedāṅga-style principle of rite-to-result precision (yathokta-phala): correct performance and specific injunctions in worship determine the promised efficacy, a hallmark of ritual-technical instruction.