Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
शैवे वा वैष्णवे पीठे पूजयेदंजनासुतम् । कूटषट्कं च षट्कोणे अंतराले परलिखेत् ॥ ४९ ॥
śaive vā vaiṣṇave pīṭhe pūjayedaṃjanāsutam | kūṭaṣaṭkaṃ ca ṣaṭkoṇe aṃtarāle paralikhet || 49 ||
Sur un piédestal d’autel śaiva ou vaiṣṇava, qu’on vénère le fils d’Añjanā (Hanumān). Et, à l’intérieur de l’hexagone, dans les intervalles, qu’on trace aussi les six « sommets » (kūṭa-ṣaṭka).
Narada (in instruction mode within a technical/ritual section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes that Hanumān—revered across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava contexts—may be worshipped on either kind of altar, and that correct sacred geometry (ṣaṭkoṇa with prescribed markings) is part of disciplined upāsanā.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-based worship: honoring Hanumān with a properly prepared pīṭha and a carefully drawn diagram, showing devotion through precision and steadiness in practice.
It highlights procedural ritual-knowledge—diagrammatic layout and correct inscription (likhana) of geometric forms—typical of technical instruction allied to kalpa-style practice (ritual method) within the Purāṇic Vedāṅga-oriented sections.