Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

विशेषोऽस्त्यत्र यः कश्चिन्मारुते रुच्यते मया ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

viśeṣo'styatra yaḥ kaścinmārute rucyate mayā || 29 ||

Translation

ਇੱਥੇ ਮਾਰੁਤ ਤੱਤ ਦੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਗੱਲ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਬਹੁਤ ਰੁਚਿਕਰ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• viśeṣaḥ: a special point/distinction
• viśeṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present/लट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; deictic adverb (देशवाचक)

• yaḥ: which/that
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• kaścit: some
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana; indefinite pronoun

• mārute: in/with regard to Hanuman (Māruti)
• mārute: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/Locative), Ekavacana

• rucyate: is pleasing/appeals
• rucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ruc (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present/लट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana, Ātmanepada; passive-like sense 'is pleasing'

• mayā: to me/by me
• mayā: Anubhavaka/Kartṛ-sambandha (अनुभवक/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā (3rd/Instrumental), Ekavacana; pronoun

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Maruta

FAQs

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

It signals a transition into a key technical nuance: even within Vedic sciences like Māruta (wind-signs), a single “special point” can guide right discernment and dharmic decision-making.

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

Indirectly: by valuing precise understanding of signs and disciplines, the text supports orderly dharma, which stabilizes the mind—making devotion to Vishnu steadier and less driven by confusion or fear.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical, shastric emphasis on noting a specific interpretive rule within Māruta—i.e., how winds/air-movements may be read as auspicious or inauspicious indicators in technical Vedic practice.