Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

राजद्वारे बंधमुक्तौ कारागारेऽथवा मतम् । अश्वत्थवटमूले तु सर्वकार्यप्रसिद्धये ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

rājadvāre baṃdhamuktau kārāgāre'thavā matam | aśvatthavaṭamūle tu sarvakāryaprasiddhaye || 34 ||

Translation

Di pintu raja, persembahan pelita ditetapkan untuk memperoleh pembebasan daripada belenggu; demikian juga di dalam penjara, ia dianggap berkesan. Namun di bawah akar pokok aśvattha atau beringin, ia membawa kejayaan dan terlaksananya segala urusan.

Word by Word

• राज-द्वारे: at the king’s gate
• राज-द्वारे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — ‘राज्ञः द्वारे’ (at the king’s gate)

• बन्ध-मुक्तौ: in (times of) bondage and release
• बन्ध-मुक्तौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (बन्धश्च मुक्तिश्च) — ‘in bondage and (in) release’ / ‘at (times of) imprisonment and release’

• कारागारे: in a prison
• कारागारे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारागार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative — ‘in prison’

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: विकल्प (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle) — ‘or’

• मतम्: is considered
• मतम्: कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) → मत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is considered/held (to be)’

• अश्वत्थ-वट-मूले: at the root of the aśvattha and banyan
• अश्वत्थ-वट-मूले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + वट (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — ‘अश्वत्थस्य वटस्य (च) मूले’ (at the root of the aśvattha and banyan)

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/अवधारण (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) — ‘but/indeed’

• सर्व-कार्य-प्रसिद्धये: for the success of all undertakings
• सर्व-कार्य-प्रसिद्धये: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — ‘सर्वेषां कार्याणां प्रसिद्धिः’ (accomplishment/success of all tasks); dative — ‘for the sake of’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Raja (king)
• Ashvattha
• Vata

FAQs

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

The verse assigns specific sacred locations for a rite’s intended result: royal thresholds and prisons are linked with freedom from restraint, while venerable trees (aśvattha and vaṭa) are linked with siddhi—successful completion of endeavors—showing how place (deśa) is treated as a key factor in ritual efficacy.

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

Though framed as a technical prayoga, it implies that sincere worship and supplication performed in sanctified spaces—especially near sacred trees revered in dharmic tradition—supports divine grace for protection, release, and success, aligning practical rites with devotional reliance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects prayoga-oriented ritual science: choosing the correct deśa (place) to match the desired phala (result). This is typical of applied dharma/kalpa-style guidance often discussed alongside Vedanga-based procedural rules.