Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 98
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
तत्त्वज्ञानमवाप्नोति कपींद्रस्य प्रसादतः । अथ मंत्रातरं वाक्ष्ये भूतविद्रावणं परम् ॥ ९८ ॥
tattvajñānamavāpnoti kapīṃdrasya prasādataḥ | atha maṃtrātaraṃ vākṣye bhūtavidrāvaṇaṃ param || 98 ||
कपींद्र (हनुमान) यांच्या कृपेने तत्त्वज्ञान प्राप्त होते। आता भूत-प्रेतादी दूर पळविणारा परम दुसरा मंत्र मी सांगतो।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links higher realization (tattva-jñāna) with devotion and grace—here, specifically the grace of Kapīndra (Hanumān)—and then frames mantra-vidyā as a legitimate protective aid within dharmic practice.
Bhakti is implied through “prasāda” (grace): true knowledge is not presented as mere intellect, but as a fruit of divine favor gained through reverence to Kapīndra, after which practical spiritual aids like mantras are taught.
Mantra-application for protection (rakṣā) is emphasized—an applied, technical aspect of sacred speech and ritual procedure aligned with Vedāṅga-style discipline and correct mantra usage.