Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
पुष्कलानां चतुर्णां च ह्याढकः परिकीर्तितः । चतुराढको भवेद्द्रोणः खारी द्रोणचतुष्टयम् ॥ १४ ॥
puṣkalānāṃ caturṇāṃ ca hyāḍhakaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | caturāḍhako bhaveddroṇaḥ khārī droṇacatuṣṭayam || 14 ||
നാല് ‘പുഷ്കല’ ചേർന്നത് ഒരു ‘ആഢകം’ എന്നു പരികീർത്തിതം. നാല് ആഢകം ചേർന്നാൽ ഒരു ‘ദ്രോണം’; നാല് ദ്രോണം ചേർന്നാൽ ഒരു ‘ഖാരീ’ ആകുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada a technical enumeration of measures)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes precision and order in dharmic practice—rituals, offerings, and charity become properly aligned with śāstra when quantities and standards are clearly defined.
Indirectly: bhakti is supported by right conduct (dharma). When offerings to Bhagavan are made with correct measures and sincerity, devotion is expressed through disciplined, śāstra-based worship.
A technical, applied science relevant to ritual procedure: traditional capacity units (puṣkalā → āḍhaka → droṇa → khārī) used for computing quantities in yajña, homa, and dāna.