Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । अथ दीपविधिं वक्ष्ये सरहस्यं हनूमतः । यस्य विज्ञानमात्रेण सिद्धो भवति साधकः ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | atha dīpavidhiṃ vakṣye sarahasyaṃ hanūmataḥ | yasya vijñānamātreṇa siddho bhavati sādhakaḥ || 1 ||

Translation

サナトクマーラは言った。「いまより、ハヌマーンへの灯明供養の作法を、その内なる秘義とともに説こう。これを理解するだけで、修行者は成就する。」

Word by Word

• sanat-kumāraḥ: Sanatkumāra
• sanat-kumāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanatkumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• atha: now; then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), discourse particle/adverb

• dīpa-vidhim: the lamp-rite/procedure
• dīpa-vidhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (दीपस्य विधिः)

• vakṣye: I shall explain
• vakṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sa-rahasyam: with its secret (esoteric)
• sa-rahasyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह) + rahasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; विशेषणम् (दीपविधिम्)

• hanūmataḥ: of Hanumān
• hanūmataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• yasya: of which; whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; relative pronoun

• vijñāna-mātreṇa: by mere knowledge (of it)
• vijñāna-mātreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (विज्ञानस्य मात्रम्)

• siddhaḥ: accomplished; perfected
• siddhaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective of sādhakaḥ

• bhavati: becomes
• bhavati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sādhakaḥ: the practitioner
• sādhakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It introduces Hanumān’s lamp-ritual as both an outer practice (vidhi) and an inner esoteric principle (rahasya), stressing that right understanding itself is a key cause of spiritual accomplishment (siddhi).

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

By presenting a focused act of worship to Hanumān (lighting and offering a dīpa) and emphasizing reverent understanding, it frames devotion as disciplined upāsanā supported by knowledge of the rite’s meaning.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds ritual procedure (vidhi) and its correct comprehension (vijñāna), aligning with Vedāṅga-style technical instruction—how a practice is performed and why it yields results.