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 ||
Dengan hati yang gembira, hendaklah dipersembahkan pelita di hadapan arca suci; dan juga di tempat yang berkaitan dengan graha (planet) serta bhūta (makhluk halus). Demikian pula di simpang empat, persembahan pelita telah ditetapkan—maka ajaran persembahan pelita disebut dalam enam keadaan ini.
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).