Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
वश्ये तडुलपिष्टोत्थं मारणे माषपिष्टजम् । उञ्चाटने कृष्णतिलपिष्टजं च प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ९ ॥
vaśye taḍulapiṣṭotthaṃ māraṇe māṣapiṣṭajam | uñcāṭane kṛṣṇatilapiṣṭajaṃ ca prakīrtitam || 9 ||
សម្រាប់ពិធីវស្យ (vaśya—ធ្វើឲ្យស្ថិតក្រោមឥទ្ធិពល) គេកំណត់អ្វីដែលធ្វើពីម្សៅអង្ករ; សម្រាប់ពិធីមារណ (māraṇa—បំផ្លាញ) អ្វីដែលធ្វើពីម្សៅសណ្ដែកខ្មៅ; និងសម្រាប់ពិធីបណ្តេញចេញ (uñcāṭana) អ្វីដែលធ្វើពីម្សៅល្ងខ្មៅ—ដូច្នេះបានប្រកាស។
Narada (teaching technical ritual applications within Vedanga/auxiliary sciences context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It classifies ritual substances (dravya) by intended function, showing the text’s technical concern with correct means (upāya) and precise procedure in applied mantra-ritual practice.
This verse is not primarily bhakti-oriented; it belongs to a technical register where correct ritual methodology is emphasized rather than devotional contemplation, indicating that Narada Purana also preserves procedural sciences alongside devotional teachings.
It highlights prayoga-style ritual science—selection of specific materials (rice flour, black-gram flour, black-sesame flour) according to the rite’s intended effect—reflecting applied procedural knowledge within the Purana’s technical sections.