Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

गणेशसन्निधौ विघ्नमहासंकटनाशने । विषव्याधिभये घोरे हनुमत्सन्निधौ स्मृतम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

gaṇeśasannidhau vighnamahāsaṃkaṭanāśane | viṣavyādhibhaye ghore hanumatsannidhau smṛtam || 32 ||

Translation

En présence de Gaṇeśa, on se souvient de la destruction des obstacles et des grandes calamités ; et dans la crainte terrible née du poison et de la maladie, on se rappelle la présence protectrice de Hanūmān.

Word by Word

• गणेश-सन्निधौ: in Gaṇeśa’s presence
• गणेश-सन्निधौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — ‘गणेशस्य सन्निधौ’ (in Gaṇeśa’s presence)

• विघ्न-महा-संकट-नाशने: in (rites for) destroying obstacles and great dangers
• विघ्न-महा-संकट-नाशने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + संकट (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — ‘विघ्नानां महतां संकटानां नाशने’ (in the removal of obstacles and great dangers)

• विष-व्याधि-भये: in fear of poison and disease
• विष-व्याधि-भये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — ‘विषस्य व्याधेः भयम्’ (fear from poison/disease)

• घोरे: terrible
• घोरे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; adjective qualifying ‘भये’ — ‘terrible’

• हनुमत्-सन्निधौ: in Hanumān’s presence
• हनुमत्-सन्निधौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — ‘हनूमतः सन्निधौ’ (in Hanumān’s presence)

• स्मृतम्: is stated/remembered
• स्मृतम्: कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is remembered/declared (as prescribed)’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

It teaches a practical dhārmic principle: specific divine “sannidhi” (protective proximity invoked by remembrance) is prescribed according to the nature of the संकट (crisis)—Gaṇeśa for obstacles and major impediments, Hanumān for severe fears like poison and disease.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as smṛti—devotional recollection and reliance on the deity’s grace in concrete life situations, turning fear and obstruction into occasions for focused devotion and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied religious practice: using smṛti and deity-invocation as a remedial measure (prayoga) aligned to specific afflictions—an example of technical, pragmatic instruction characteristic of Book 1.3’s Vedāṅga-oriented material.