Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
प्रत्यहं यो विधानेन दीपदानं हनूमतः । तस्यासाध्यं न वै किंचिद्विद्यते भुवनत्रये ॥ ८८ ॥
pratyahaṃ yo vidhānena dīpadānaṃ hanūmataḥ | tasyāsādhyaṃ na vai kiṃcidvidyate bhuvanatraye || 88 ||
പ്രതിദിനം വിധിപ്രകാരം ഹനുമാനെ ദീപദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവന് ത്രിലോകത്തിലും ഒന്നും അസാധ്യമല്ല।
Narada (teaching in a prescriptive, ritual-injunction style within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none (nitya dīpa-dāna to Hanumān)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined daily worship—specifically lamp-offering to Hanumān done with proper vidhāna—creates powerful spiritual merit and removes obstacles, making one’s aims achievable across all realms (the three worlds).
Bhakti here is expressed as steady, repeated practice (pratyaham) with reverence and correct observance (vidhāna). The verse links consistent devotional action to grace and accomplishment, a hallmark of practical bhakti taught in Purāṇic instruction.
The key technical point is vidhāna—performing a rite according to injunctions (kalpa/ritual procedure). It emphasizes that correct method and regularity are integral to obtaining the stated fruit of the practice.