Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

उच्चाटने करजोत्थं विद्वेषे मधुवृक्षजम् । अलाभे सर्वतैलानां तिलजं तैलमुत्तमम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

uccāṭane karajotthaṃ vidveṣe madhuvṛkṣajam | alābhe sarvatailānāṃ tilajaṃ tailamuttamam || 6 ||

Translation

Para o rito de afastamento (uccāṭana) prescreve-se o óleo derivado do karaja; para o rito que incita inimizade (vidveṣa), o óleo obtido da árvore madhu. Na falta de todos os demais óleos, declara-se o óleo de gergelim como o melhor entre todos.

Word by Word

• उच्चाटने: in expulsion/banishment rite
• उच्चाटने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्चाटन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in (the rite of) expulsion’

• करजोत्थम्: arising from karaja
• करजोत्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करज-उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक; करज + उत्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• विद्वेषे: in (causing) hostility
• विद्वेषे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in (the rite of) enmity/hostility’

• मधुवृक्षजम्: born from the madhu-tree
• मधुवृक्षजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु-वृक्ष-ज (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + वृक्ष + ज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अलाभे: in (case of) non-attainment/loss
• अलाभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in non-gain/lack’

• सर्वतैलानाम्: of all oils
• सर्वतैलानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-तैल (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तैल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; ‘of all oils’

• तिलजम्: born from sesame
• तिलजम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिल-ज (प्रातिपदिक; तिल + ज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the technical/ritual science context of Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

FAQs

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

It highlights the Narada Purana’s technical, practice-oriented layer (Book 1.3), where correct ritual materials (dravya) are treated as essential for precise outcomes, while also giving a practical fallback—sesame oil—when ideal items are unavailable.

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

This verse is primarily procedural rather than devotional; indirectly, it shows that Narada Purana integrates worldly/ritual know-how alongside higher teachings, implying that disciplined practice should ultimately remain subordinate to dharma and devotion-centered living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science (prayoga) and dravya-nirṇaya (selection of substances), a technical domain associated with Vedāṅga-linked disciplines used in rites—specifically, choosing appropriate oils and a standard substitute (tila-taila).