Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 163
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
नद्याः सैकतवेदिकां नवतरां संछाद्य सूक्ष्मांबरैःशुद्ध्वैः श्वेततरैरथोपरि घटांस्तोयेन पूर्णान्क्षिपेत् । लिप्त्वा नालकजातिमास्तपुटकं तत्कौलकं कारिकाचूर्णं चन्दनचन्द्ररश्मिविशदां मालां पुटांतं क्षिपेत् । यामस्यापि पुनश्च वारिवसनेनाशोध्य कुम्भेन तञ्चंद्प्रन्थिमथो निधाय बकुलं क्षिप्त्वा तथा पाटलम् ॥ १६३ ॥
nadyāḥ saikatavedikāṃ navatarāṃ saṃchādya sūkṣmāṃbaraiḥśuddhvaiḥ śvetatarairathopari ghaṭāṃstoyena pūrṇānkṣipet | liptvā nālakajātimāstapuṭakaṃ tatkaulakaṃ kārikācūrṇaṃ candanacandraraśmiviśadāṃ mālāṃ puṭāṃtaṃ kṣipet | yāmasyāpi punaśca vārivasanenāśodhya kumbhena tañcaṃdpranthimatho nidhāya bakulaṃ kṣiptvā tathā pāṭalam || 163 ||
Sur la rive du fleuve, après avoir dressé un autel de sable tout neuf et l’avoir recouvert d’un tissu fin, pur et d’une blancheur éclatante, on y déposera des pots remplis d’eau. Puis, après avoir enduit et disposé la substance parfumée de type nālaka, avec sa préparation kaulaka et la poudre de kārikā, on placera là une guirlande, claire et brillante comme le santal et les rayons de la lune, à l’intérieur de l’agencement clos. Après un yāma de nouveau, l’ayant purifié avec eau et tissu et au moyen d’un pot d’eau, on posera le candrapranthi (nœud lunaire), puis l’on offrira des fleurs de bakula et pareillement de pāṭala.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction sequence, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framing)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual purity (śuddhi), correct sequencing, and a sanctified worship-space (sand-altar by a river), teaching that inner devotion is supported by disciplined external order.
Bhakti here is expressed through careful upacāra—clean cloth, water-filled kumbhas, fragrance, garlands, and flowers—showing devotion as attentive service performed with purity and steadiness over time (after a yāma).
It highlights procedural prayoga: constructing a vedikā, rules of purification with water/cloth, timed repetition (yāma), and standardized offerings (gandha, mālā, puṣpa), reflecting applied ritual science within the Vedāṅga-oriented section.