Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
दत्त्वा धनादिकं तस्मै दीपदानाय नारद । गुर्वाज्ञामन्तरा कुर्याद्यो दीपं स्वेष्टसिद्धये ॥ ११० ॥
dattvā dhanādikaṃ tasmai dīpadānāya nārada | gurvājñāmantarā kuryādyo dīpaṃ sveṣṭasiddhaye || 110 ||
ឱ នារ៉ទៈ! បន្ទាប់ពីផ្តល់ទ្រព្យ និងវត្ថុចាំបាច់ដល់គាត់ សម្រាប់ការបូជាប្រទីប អ្នកណាដែលបំភ្លឺប្រទីប ដើម្បីសម្រេចតែបំណងខ្លួនឯង ដោយគ្មានការអនុញ្ញាតពីគុរុ នោះជាការធ្វើមិនត្រឹមត្រូវ។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It teaches that even meritorious acts like lamp-offering (dīpa-dāna) must be grounded in dharma—performed with proper authorization and humility—rather than driven by self-serving desire for personal gain.
It implies that genuine devotion is aligned with obedience and reverence to the guru’s guidance; ritual devotion becomes distorted when done primarily for personal “wish-fulfillment” (iṣṭa-siddhi) without proper spiritual discipline.
Ritual propriety and procedural correctness (a kalpa-oriented principle) are emphasized: offerings should follow prescribed rules, including eligibility and permission under a guru-led tradition.