Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

तारः काशींकुक्षिपरवराहश्चांजनापदम् । पवनो वनपुत्रांते आवेशिद्वयमीरयेत् ॥ ९९ ॥

Transliteration

tāraḥ kāśīṃkukṣiparavarāhaścāṃjanāpadam | pavano vanaputrāṃte āveśidvayamīrayet || 99 ||

Translation

次の音節／語を正しい順に唱えるべし。「ターラ」「カーシー」「ククシ」「パラ」「ヴァラーハ」「チャーンジャナーパダ」。さらに「ヴァナプトラー」の末に「パヴァナ」を付して唱える。これが「アーヴェーシ」と呼ばれる一対の発声である。

Word by Word

• तारः: Tāra (mantra-syllable/name)
• तारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; मन्त्र-नाम

• काशींकुक्षिपरवराहः: Kāśī-kukṣi-para-varāha (a mantra-name/compound)
• काशींकुक्षिपरवराहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी + कुक्षि + पर + वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (मन्त्र-नाम/समाहार): ‘काशी’ + ‘कुक्षि’ + ‘पर’ + ‘वराह’ (as a fixed mantra-compound)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अञ्जनापदम्: Añjanā-pada (a mantra-element/term)
• अञ्जनापदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जना + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘अञ्जनायाः पदम्’ (place/word ‘Añjanā-pada’ as mantra-element)

• पवनः: Pavana (Wind; a mantra-name)
• पवनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; मन्त्र-नाम/देवता-नाम

• वनपुत्रान्ते: at the end of (the word) ‘vanaputra’
• वनपुत्रान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन + पुत्र + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘वनपुत्रस्य अन्ते’ (at the end of ‘vanaputra’)

• आवेशिद्वयम्: the pair ‘āveśi’ (two units)
• आवेशिद्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवेशिन् + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘आवेशिनोः द्वयम्’ = the pair of ‘āveśi’ (two syllables/terms)

• ईरयेत्: should utter/recite
• ईरयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical recitation/vedāṅga procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Kashi

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that spiritual practice includes precision in sacred sound—correct utterance and sequence are treated as part of dharma and an aid to mantra’s intended effect.

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

By prescribing careful recitation of divine and sacred terms (such as Varāha and Tāra), it frames devotion as disciplined worship through sound, where bhakti is expressed via accurate mantra-japa and liturgical pronunciation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa-oriented practice: it teaches a technical rule for how specific pads/units are to be pronounced in order, including where a unit must be placed (“at the end”), reflecting phonetic and recitational discipline.