Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 97

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

साज्यैः संपूजयेत्पीठे पूर्वोक्ते पूर्ववत्प्रभुम् । जप्तोऽयं मदनक्षोभं नाशयत्येव निश्चितम् ॥ ९७ ॥

Transliteration

sājyaiḥ saṃpūjayetpīṭhe pūrvokte pūrvavatprabhum | japto'yaṃ madanakṣobhaṃ nāśayatyeva niścitam || 97 ||

Translation

Sur le pīṭha décrit plus haut, qu’on adore le Seigneur comme il a été prescrit, en offrant des oblations mêlées de ghee. Ce mantra, lorsqu’il est récité, détruit assurément le trouble suscité par Kāma (la passion).

Word by Word

• साज्यैः: with ghee (offerings)
• साज्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; ‘आज्यसहितैः’ (with ghee)

• संपूजयेत्: should worship fully
• संपूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पीठे: on the seat/altar
• पीठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पूर्वोक्ते: previously described
• पूर्वोक्ते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘पूर्वम् उक्तम्’ = previously stated

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/रीति-अव्यय (adverb) ‘as before’

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• जप्तः: (when) recited
• जप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु) → जप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; क्त (PPP) ‘recited’

• अयम्: this (mantra)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मदनक्षोभम्: lustful agitation
• मदनक्षोभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन + क्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘मदनेन क्षोभः’ = agitation due to passion

• नाशयति: destroys
• नाशयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश्/नाशय् (धातु; णिच्)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative (णिच्)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• निश्चितम्: certainly
• निश्चितम्: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निश्चित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् नपुंसक-एकवचनं भावे; निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययप्रायः (certainly)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (Vishnu)
• Madana (Kama)

FAQs

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

It teaches that correct ritual worship (on the prescribed pīṭha with sājyā offerings) combined with mantra-japa has a direct inner result: pacifying and destroying lust-driven agitation (madana-kṣobha).

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverent, rule-guided worship of the Lord (prabhu) and steady japa; devotion is not only emotional but also disciplined, culminating in purification of desire.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: worship is to be done “as previously stated,” on a defined pīṭha, using sājyā (ghee-mixed) offerings, showing the technical precision of Vedic-style worship methods.