Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
प्रतिमाग्रे प्रमोदेन ग्रहभूतग्रहेषु च । चतुष्पथे तथा प्रोक्तं षट्सु दीपप्रदापनम् ॥ ३० ॥
pratimāgre pramodena grahabhūtagraheṣu ca | catuṣpathe tathā proktaṃ ṣaṭsu dīpapradāpanam || 30 ||
ആനന്ദത്തോടെ ദേവപ്രതിമയുടെ മുമ്പിൽ ദീപം അർപ്പിക്കണം; ഗ്രഹങ്ങളോടും ഭൂതഗ്രഹങ്ങളോടും ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട സ്ഥലങ്ങളിലും. അതുപോലെ നാലുവഴിച്ചേരുവിലും—ഇങ്ങനെ ആറിടങ്ങളിൽ ദീപദാനം ശാസ്ത്രം ഉപദേശിക്കുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that dīpa-dāna (lamp-offering) is not merely decorative worship but a purificatory act to bring auspiciousness—performed joyfully and in specific sacred/liminal places to remove obstacles and invite divine light.
By emphasizing offering a lamp before the deity’s image with pramoda (gladness), it frames devotion as heartfelt service; the outer act becomes bhakti when done with reverence and positive intention.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) is implied through graha-related locations and remedies, showing how ritual actions like lamp-offering are used as traditional upāyas for planetary afflictions and unseen disturbances (bhūta).