Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
विलिख्य मध्ये मूर्तिं च महिषीगोमयेन वै । कृत्वा डमरुहस्तां च चकिताक्षीं प्रयत्नतः ॥ ७२ ॥
vilikhya madhye mūrtiṃ ca mahiṣīgomayena vai | kṛtvā ḍamaruhastāṃ ca cakitākṣīṃ prayatnataḥ || 72 ||
Puis, au centre du lieu préparé, qu’on trace avec soin une figure au moyen de bouse de buffle et de vache. Avec effort et attention, qu’on façonne la forme, tenant un ḍamaru (petit tambour) en main, les yeux grands ouverts comme saisis d’étonnement.
Narada (in instruction/vidhi narration to the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It emphasizes precise ritual construction (vidhi): creating a consecrated iconographic form in the prescribed manner, using purified traditional materials like gomaya, to support the intended rite’s efficacy and protective power.
Though primarily procedural, it supports bhakti by prescribing careful, reverent preparation of a sacred form—external discipline that steadies attention and devotion during worship and observance.
It reflects kalpa-style ritual know-how (a Vedanga domain): correct materials, placement (“in the middle”), and iconographic specification, showing how technical precision is integral to performing rites.