Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

दीपात्पूर्वत्र दिग्भागे सर्वतोभद्रमंडले । तंडुलाष्टदले वापि विधिवत्स्थापयेद्धूटम् ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

dīpātpūrvatra digbhāge sarvatobhadramaṃḍale | taṃḍulāṣṭadale vāpi vidhivatsthāpayeddhūṭam || 82 ||

Translation

À l’est de la lampe, dans le quartier oriental, au sein du maṇḍala sarvatobhadra—ou bien sur un motif à huit pétales formé de grains de riz—qu’on place dûment le dhūṭa selon la règle rituelle.

Word by Word

• दीपात्: from the lamp
• दीपात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• पूर्वत्र: to the east/in front
• पूर्वत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (in the east/earlier place)

• दिक्-भागे: in the directional section
• दिक्-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दिशः भागे = in a directional sector)

• सर्वतः-भद्र-मण्डले: in the sarvatobhadra diagram/mandala
• सर्वतः-भद्र-मण्डले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय) + भद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (सर्वतः + भद्र = ‘auspicious on all sides’) + तत्पुरुषेण मण्डलम्

• तण्डुल-अष्ट-दले: in/on the eight-petalled (design) of rice grains
• तण्डुल-अष्ट-दले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तण्डुलैः कृत/पूरित अष्टदलम्/अष्टदलं यत्र)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (according to rule)

• स्थापयेत्: should place/establish
• स्थापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative)

• धूटम्: the dhūṭa (a specified item/object)
• धूटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पाठभेद/अर्थः संदिग्धः—वस्तुविशेषनाम)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ritual correctness (vidhivat) and sacred spatial orientation—placing the prescribed item to the east of the lamp within an auspicious maṇḍala so the rite becomes orderly, pure, and spiritually effective.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: careful placement of the lamp and offerings in a consecrated diagram supports focused remembrance and reverence during devotional rites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure—directional placement (dik), maṇḍala construction (sarvatobhadra), and prescribed arrangement (vidhi), reflecting applied Kalpa-style ritual methodology.