Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

पथिकागमने दूरान्महादुर्गस्य रक्षणे । बालादिरक्षणे चैव चौरादिभयनाशने ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

pathikāgamane dūrānmahādurgasya rakṣaṇe | bālādirakṣaṇe caiva caurādibhayanāśane || 61 ||

Translation

On l’emploie pour faire revenir de loin un voyageur, pour garder une grande forteresse, pour protéger les enfants et les autres, et pour détruire les peurs nées des voleurs et de dangers semblables.

Word by Word

• पथिकागमने: in/at the arrival of travelers
• पथिकागमने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिक + आगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (पथिकानाम् आगमनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; locative ‘at the coming of travelers’

• दूरात्: from far away
• दूरात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); ‘from afar’

• महादुर्गस्य: of the great fortress / great difficulty
• महादुर्गस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (महत् दुर्गम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; genitive ‘of the great fort/difficult place’

• रक्षणे: in protection
• रक्षणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative ‘in protection/guarding’

• बालादि: children and others
• बालादि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (बालाः आदयः = children etc.), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकरूप; समासपूर्वपद

• रक्षणे: in protection
• रक्षणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• चौरादि: thieves and others
• चौरादि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौर + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (चौराः आदयः = thieves etc.), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकरूप; समासपूर्वपद

• भय: fear
• भय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• नाशने: in the removal (of fear)
• नाशने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (भयस्य नाशनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative ‘in the destruction (of fear)’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

The verse highlights dharmic protection (rakṣā) as a legitimate prayoga—using sacred sound and rite to restore safety, remove fear, and uphold social order for householders and communities.

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

While not directly a bhakti-stuti, it reflects bhakti in practice: reliance on sacred means (mantra/rite) with faith for protection, treating safety and fear-removal as offerings aligned with divine order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to applied prayoga—technical deployment of mantra for specific outcomes (traveler’s return, fort protection, child-safety, anti-theft fear removal), a hallmark of auxiliary ritual sciences discussed in Book 1.3.