Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

एलालवंगकर्पूरमृगनाभिसमुद्भवम् । कन्याप्राप्त्यै तथा राजवंश्ये सख्ये तथैव च ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

elālavaṃgakarpūramṛganābhisamudbhavam | kanyāprāptyai tathā rājavaṃśye sakhye tathaiva ca || 12 ||

Translation

La cardamome, le clou de girofle, le camphre et le musc — ingrédients nés des parfums — sont prescrits pour obtenir une épouse, pour s’allier à une lignée royale, et pareillement pour gagner l’amitié.

Word by Word

• एला-लवङ्ग-कर्पूर-मृगनाभि-समुद्भवम्: arisen from cardamom, clove, camphor, and musk
• एला-लवङ्ग-कर्पूर-मृगनाभि-समुद्भवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एला (प्रातिपदिक) + लवङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक) + मृगनाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (समास-श्रृंखला): ‘एला…मृगनाभिभ्यः समुद्भवम्’ इत्यर्थे, विशेषण

• कन्या-प्राप्त्यै: for obtaining a maiden
• कन्या-प्राप्त्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; ‘कन्यायाः प्राप्तिः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (dative: for obtaining a maiden)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb ‘thus/also’)

• राज-वंश्ये: in royal lineage/royal descent
• राज-वंश्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘राज्ञः वंश्यः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; अधिकरण

• सख्ये: in friendship
• सख्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (‘in friendship’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle ‘indeed/just’)

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

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

FAQs

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

It presents a technical prayoga theme: specific fragrant substances are assigned to desired outcomes, reflecting the Purana’s practical, results-oriented ritual science within Book 1.3.

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

Bhakti is not explicit here; the verse belongs to technical guidance. In Narada Purana’s framework, such prayogas are typically subordinate to dharmic living and devotion, not replacements for inner devotion to Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual know-how (prayoga) using substances (gandha-dravya) for specific aims—an example of the text’s technical-science orientation in Book 1.3, often adjacent to kalpa-style procedural knowledge.