Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे दीपविधिनिरूपणं नाम पञ्चसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde dīpavidhinirūpaṇaṃ nāma pañcasaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 75 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ പൂർവഭാഗത്തിൽ, ബൃഹദുപാഖ്യാനത്തിൽ, തൃതീയ പാദത്തിൽ ‘ദീപവിധിനിരൂപണം’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള എഴുപത്തിയഞ്ചാം അധ്യായം സമാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyasamāpti (वाक्यसमाप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• श्री-बृहन्नारदीय-पुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्री-बृहन्नारदीय-पुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (अव्यय/उपपद) + बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (श्रीमत् बृहन्नारदीयम् पुराणम्)

• पूर्व-भागे: in the former section
• पूर्व-भागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पूर्वः भागः)

• बृहत्-उपाख्याने: in the great sub-narrative
• बृहत्-उपाख्याने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (बृहत् उपाख्यानम्)

• तृतीय-पादे: in the third pāda (section)
• तृतीय-पादे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तृतीयः पादः)

• दीप-विधि-निरूपणम्: the exposition of the lamp-rite
• दीप-विधि-निरूपणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (दीपस्य विधेः निरूपणम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Saṃjñā-sūcaka (संज्ञासूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थक (particle indicating title)

• पञ्च-सप्ततितमः: seventy-fifth
• पञ्च-सप्ततितमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + सप्तति (प्रातिपदिक) + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्चसप्ततिः = 75) + तमप्रत्यय (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator/Redactor (colophon-style closure; not a dialogue line)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 75; its significance is archival and traditional—preserving the chapter’s identity, placement (Pūrvabhāga, Third Pada), and topic (dīpa-vidhi), ensuring accurate transmission and citation.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; however, by naming the topic “dīpa-vidhi,” it points to devotional worship practices where offering light (dīpa) functions as an act of reverence in pūjā and vrata contexts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse itself is a structural colophon, but it situates the content inside the Third Pada associated with technical disciplines; the referenced chapter topic (dīpa-vidhi) aligns with practical ritual procedure (kalpa-style application) rather than grammar or astrology in this specific line.