Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

स्थानभेदं च मंत्रं च दीपदानमनुं पृथक् । पुष्पवासिततैलेन सर्वकामप्रदं मतम् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

sthānabhedaṃ ca maṃtraṃ ca dīpadānamanuṃ pṛthak | puṣpavāsitatailena sarvakāmapradaṃ matam || 3 ||

Translation

La distinction du lieu (où l’on accomplit le rite), le mantra et la règle propre à l’offrande de la lampe doivent être exposés séparément ; toutefois, on tient que l’offrande d’une lampe avec une huile parfumée de fleurs accorde l’accomplissement de tous les désirs.

Word by Word

• sthāna-bhedam: the distinction of places
• sthāna-bhedam: Karma (कर्म/listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक) + bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (स्थानस्य भेदः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• mantram: the mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म/listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• dīpa-dānam: the offering/giving of a lamp
• dīpa-dānam: Karma (कर्म/listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (दीपस्य दानम्)

• anum: accordingly; following (it)
• anum: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb/preposition-like (अनु = following/according to); here: 'along with/according to (it)'

• pṛthak: separately
• pṛthak: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb

• puṣpa-vāsita-tailena: with oil perfumed by flowers
• puṣpa-vāsita-tailena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsita (कृदन्त; √vās/वास्) + taila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (पुष्पैः वासितं तैलम्)

• sarva-kāma-pradam: granting all desires
• sarva-kāma-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति इति) विशेषणम् (मतम्)

• matam: is considered; the teaching/opinion
• matam: Kriyā-phala (क्रियाफल/statement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mata (कृदन्त; √man/मन्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; past passive participle used as noun: 'opinion/teaching'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It elevates dīpa-dāna as a potent meritorious act, emphasizing that when performed with proper attention to place, mantra, and injunctions—especially using flower-perfumed oil—it is regarded as highly fruit-bearing, capable of fulfilling one’s aims.

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

By focusing on a reverential offering (a lamp) done with care and purity, the verse reflects bhakti expressed through ritual service—devotion made tangible via disciplined, heartfelt upacāra (devotional offering).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical method: differentiating deśa/sthāna (place), mantra (recitation), and anuvidhi (specific procedural injunctions), showing the Vedanga-like precision expected in performing a vrata or dāna.