Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
पथिकागमने चैव दुःस्थाने राजमोहने । आगमे निर्गमे चैव राजद्वारे प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ३८ ॥
pathikāgamane caiva duḥsthāne rājamohane | āgame nirgame caiva rājadvāre prakīrtitam || 38 ||
ಪಥಿಕರ ಆಗಮನದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ, ದುಃಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ (ಅಶುಭ/ಕಷ್ಟಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ), ರಾಜಮೋಹ/ಭ್ರಮದ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಆಗಮನ-ನಿರ್ಗಮನ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ—ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ರಾಜದ್ವಾರದಲ್ಲಿ—(ಇದು) ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತವಾಗಿದೆ.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
The verse frames omens (nimitta) as Dharma-guided practical knowledge—signals to act with caution and discernment in transitions (arrival/departure) and in high-stakes public settings like royal affairs.
Indirectly, it supports Bhakti by encouraging mindful, sattvic conduct in worldly duties; a devotee uses such guidance to avoid harm and uphold Dharma while remaining inwardly devoted to the Lord.
It reflects Jyotiṣa/Nimitta-śāstra usage: interpreting situational signs during key moments—meeting travellers, entering/exiting places, and at official thresholds like the rājadvāra.