Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
तालमूलात्स्वकाष्टायां मार्गे हस्तमिते गृहम् । चतुरस्र विधायाथ तन्मध्ये मूर्तिमालिखेत् ॥ ७८ ॥
tālamūlātsvakāṣṭāyāṃ mārge hastamite gṛham | caturasra vidhāyātha tanmadhye mūrtimālikhet || 78 ||
A partir da base da árvore tāla, sobre a própria tábua de madeira colocada ao longo do caminho, deve-se formar um espaço como uma casa, medido por um hasta. Feito em forma quadrada, desenhe-se então a mūrti sagrada no centro.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined sacred geometry: a properly measured, square enclosure with a centered sacred form is treated as a fit vessel for invoking and stabilizing divine presence in ritual practice.
Bhakti here is expressed through precise, reverent preparation—devotion is not only emotion but also careful consecration of space, placing the mūrti at the center as the focus of worship.
It reflects technical canons allied to Vedanga practice—standard measurement (hasta-māna), orderly square layout (caturasra), and prescribed inscription/drawing (ālekhana) used in ritual and sacred construction.