Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

ततो वायुसुतायाथ जानकीजीवनाय च । रामदूताय ब्रह्मास्त्रनिवारणाय तत्परम् ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

tato vāyusutāyātha jānakījīvanāya ca | rāmadūtāya brahmāstranivāraṇāya tatparam || 54 ||

Translation

Então (ofereça-se) ao filho de Vāyu—Hanumān—que é a própria vida de Jānakī, o mensageiro de Rāma, sempre dedicado a repelir o Brahmāstra.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रम) ‘thereafter’

• वायु-सुताय: to the son of Vāyu
• वायु-सुताय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; ‘son of Vāyu’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अनन्तर)

• जानकी-जीवनाय: to the life of Jānakī
• जानकी-जीवनाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी (प्रातिपदिक) + जीवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; ‘life/support of Jānakī’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• राम-दूताय: to Rāma’s messenger
• राम-दूताय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; ‘messenger of Rāma’

• ब्रह्मास्त्र-निवारणाय: for averting the Brahmā-weapon
• ब्रह्मास्त्र-निवारणाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + निवारण (प्रातिपदिक; action noun from नि+√वृ/√वार्)
• Form: Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; ‘for the warding off of the Brahmā-weapon’

• तत्-परम्: the next/thereafter (as prescribed)
• तत्-परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used adverbially ‘as the next/thereafter’ or as object-complement; contextually ‘then (worship) the next (form)’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Vayu
• Janaki (Sita)
• Rama
• Brahmastra

FAQs

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

The verse elevates Hanumān as the ideal bhakta—Rāma’s devoted envoy—whose single-pointed dedication functions as spiritual protection (rakṣā), even against formidable forces symbolized by the Brahmāstra.

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

Bhakti is shown as unwavering service: Hanumān is identified through relational devotion—Rāma’s dūta and Sītā’s very life—teaching that steadfast dedication to the Lord’s mission becomes the devotee’s power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to applied mantra-śakti and protective rites (rakṣā) associated with astras—how spiritual discipline and sacred power are used for “nivāraṇa” (neutralization), a theme often linked with technical sacred knowledge.