Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

रक्षा भवति दुर्गाणां सत्यं सत्य न संशयः । प्रायोगा बहवस्तत्र संक्षेपाद्गदिता मया ॥ ८७ ॥

Transliteration

rakṣā bhavati durgāṇāṃ satyaṃ satya na saṃśayaḥ | prāyogā bahavastatra saṃkṣepādgaditā mayā || 87 ||

Translation

Ces observances deviennent réellement une protection dans les temps d’épreuve—vrai, vrai, sans aucun doute. Il existe là de nombreuses applications rituelles ; je ne les ai dites qu’en abrégé.

Word by Word

• रक्षा: protection
• रक्षा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवति: is/occurs
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दुर्गाणाम्: of forts/strongholds
• दुर्गाणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Visheshana-predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय/प्रमाणार्थे

• सत्यम्: true (indeed)
• सत्यम्: Visheshana-predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुनरुक्त्या दृढीकरणम्

• न: not/no
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रायोगाः: applications/ritual procedures
• प्रायोगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पाठभेदः: प्रायोगाः (= प्रयोगाः)

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (प्रायोगाः)

• तत्र: there/in that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संक्षेपात्: briefly/in summary
• संक्षेपात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; अर्थः: संक्षेपेण (briefly)

• गदिताः: have been stated
• गदिताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (कर्ता/करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/prayoga context; concluding summary statement)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It affirms the efficacy of prescribed prayogas as spiritual protection in times of danger and closes the teaching with certainty (satyam satyam), emphasizing faith and correct application.

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

While the verse is technical and procedural, its insistence on truth and assured protection supports bhakti indirectly: sincere adherence to dharmic practice with trust in sacred instruction steadies the devotee in संकट/दुर्ग (hardship).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights prayoga—applied ritual procedure—typical of Vedanga-oriented instruction, noting that many applications exist but are being presented in a concise, summarized form.