Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
धूपं दीपं प्रदायाथ नैवेद्यं च समर्पयेत् । अपूपमोदनं शाकमोदकान्वटकादिकम् ॥ ४५ ॥
dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ pradāyātha naivedyaṃ ca samarpayet | apūpamodanaṃ śākamodakānvaṭakādikam || 45 ||
தூபமும் தீபமும் அளித்த பின் நைவேத்யம் அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும்—அபூபம், மோடனம் (சமைத்த அன்னம்), சாகம், மோதாகம், வடகம் முதலியவை।
Narada (teaching in a ritual/vidhi context to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that worship is completed through respectful upacāras—fragrance (dhūpa), light (dīpa), and a sincere food-offering (naivedya)—transforming ordinary food into a devotional offering.
Bhakti is expressed through tangible service: offering what is wholesome and pleasing (cakes, rice preparations, sweets, vegetables) with reverence, making daily life itself an act of worship.
It reflects ritual procedure (kalpa/vidhi): the sequential upacāras of dhūpa, dīpa, and naivedya, along with acceptable categories of offerings used in formal pūjā.