Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

पथिकागमने चैव दुःस्थाने राजमोहने । आगमे निर्गमे चैव राजद्वारे प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

pathikāgamane caiva duḥsthāne rājamohane | āgame nirgame caiva rājadvāre prakīrtitam || 38 ||

Translation

യാത്രക്കാരുടെ വരവിലും, ദുഃസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ (അശുഭ/കഷ്ടസ്ഥലത്തിൽ), രാജമോഹം/ഭ്രമം സംബന്ധിച്ച കാര്യങ്ങളിലും; വരവ്-പുറപ്പാട് സമയങ്ങളിലും—പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് രാജദ്വാരത്തിൽ—(ഇത്) പ്രസിദ്ധമായി ഉപദേശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• pathika-āgamane: at the arrival of travellers
• pathika-āgamane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pathika (प्रातिपदिक) + āgamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("of travellers" + "arrival")

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक निपात)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक निपात)

• duḥ-sthāne: in a bad/difficult place
• duḥ-sthāne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥ (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः कर्मधारय ("bad/difficult" + "place")

• rāja-mohane: in deluding/bewitching a king
• rāja-mohane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + mohana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("of the king" + "bewildering/enchanted state")

• āgame: in arrival/coming
• āgame: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• nirgame: in departure/going out
• nirgame: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक निपात)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक निपात)

• rāja-dvāre: at the king’s gate
• rāja-dvāre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("of the king" + "gate")

• prakīrtitam: is proclaimed/declared
• prakīrtitam: Karma (कर्म) / Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + kīrt (धातु) → prakīrtita (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively: "is proclaimed"

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Raja (the king)

FAQs

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

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.

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

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.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa/Nimitta-śāstra usage: interpreting situational signs during key moments—meeting travellers, entering/exiting places, and at official thresholds like the rājadvāra.