Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

पुष्कलानां चतुर्णां च ह्याढकः परिकीर्तितः । चतुराढको भवेद्द्रोणः खारी द्रोणचतुष्टयम् ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

puṣkalānāṃ caturṇāṃ ca hyāḍhakaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | caturāḍhako bhaveddroṇaḥ khārī droṇacatuṣṭayam || 14 ||

Translation

Il est proclamé que quatre puṣkalā font un āḍhaka. Quatre āḍhaka font un droṇa, et une khārī se compose de quatre droṇa.

Word by Word

• पुष्कलानाम्: of the full (measures)
• पुष्कलानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संदर्भे परिमाण-शब्द), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (‘of the abundant/full measures’)

• चतुर्णाम्: of four
• चतुर्णाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; संख्या-सम्बन्ध (‘of four’)

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

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle ‘indeed’)

• आढकः: āḍhaka (a measure)
• आढकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आढक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता/परिभाष्य (measure-name as subject)

• परिकीर्तितः: is defined
• परिकीर्तितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is declared/defined’

• चतुर्-आढकः: a unit of four āḍhakas
• चतुर्-आढकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + आढक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्विगु: ‘चत्वारः आढकाः’ (four āḍhakas as a unit)

• भवेत्: is/should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्रोणः: droṇa (a measure)
• द्रोणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता/परिभाष्य (measure-name)

• खारी: khārī (a measure)
• खारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता/परिभाष्य (measure-name)

• द्रोण-चतुष्टयम्: a set of four droṇas
• द्रोण-चतुष्टयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक) + चतुष्टय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘द्रोणानां चतुष्टयम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (a set of four droṇas)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada a technical enumeration of measures)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It emphasizes precision and order in dharmic practice—rituals, offerings, and charity become properly aligned with śāstra when quantities and standards are clearly defined.

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

Indirectly: bhakti is supported by right conduct (dharma). When offerings to Bhagavan are made with correct measures and sincerity, devotion is expressed through disciplined, śāstra-based worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, applied science relevant to ritual procedure: traditional capacity units (puṣkalā → āḍhaka → droṇa → khārī) used for computing quantities in yajña, homa, and dāna.