Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

नैवेद्यं तिलतैलाक्तसक्षारा माषरोटिका । ध्येयो दक्षिणहस्तेन रोटिकां भक्षयन्हरिः ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

naivedyaṃ tilatailāktasakṣārā māṣaroṭikā | dhyeyo dakṣiṇahastena roṭikāṃ bhakṣayanhariḥ || 84 ||

Translation

En naivedya, qu’on offre une roṭikā de māṣa (gramme noir), enduite d’huile de sésame et mêlée de sel alcalin. Et qu’on médite Hari la mangeant de Sa main droite.

Word by Word

• नैवेद्यम्: the offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र ‘नैवेद्यम्’ इति विषय-निर्देश (the offering is...)

• तिलतैलाक्तसक्षारा: anointed with sesame oil and with alkali/salt
• तिलतैलाक्तसक्षारा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिल-तैल-आक्त-स-क्षार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तिलतैलेन आक्ता, क्षारेण सह)

• माषरोटिका: a black-gram cake (roṭikā)
• माषरोटिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माष-रोटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (माषाणां रोटिका)

• ध्येयः: to be meditated upon
• ध्येयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: विधेयार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive/यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘हरिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दक्षिणहस्तेन: with the right hand
• दक्षिणहस्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण-हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दक्षिणः हस्तः)

• रोटिकाम्: the cake
• रोटिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• भक्षयन्: eating
• भक्षयन्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/सहक्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भक्ष् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘हरिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual details, in the broader Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links outer ritual (offering a specific naivedya) with inner upāsanā by instructing the devotee to meditate on Hari actually accepting the offering, making the act devotional rather than merely mechanical.

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

Bhakti is expressed through attentive service (naivedya) and personal remembrance (dhyāna): the devotee visualizes Vishnu partaking with His right hand, cultivating intimacy, faith, and surrender in worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual discipline—selection and preparation of naivedya, purity of ingredients, and prescribed visualization—showing the technical, procedure-oriented side of worship often treated alongside ancillary sciences in Book 1.3.