Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

कुर्य्याञ्च तैलदीपं तु वर्तिपंचकसंयुतम् । दध्योदनेन नैवेद्यं दद्यात्साधकसत्तमः ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

kuryyāñca tailadīpaṃ tu vartipaṃcakasaṃyutam | dadhyodanena naivedyaṃ dadyātsādhakasattamaḥ || 67 ||

Translation

శ్రేష్ఠ సాధకుడు ఐదు వత్తులతో కూడిన నూనె దీపాన్ని సిద్ధం చేసి, నైవేద్యంగా పెరుగు అన్నం సమర్పించాలి.

Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तैलदीपम्: an oil-lamp
• तैलदीपम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल + दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तैलस्य दीपः)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/contrast particle

• वर्तिपञ्चकसंयुतम्: provided with five wicks
• वर्तिपञ्चकसंयुतम्: विशेषण (Object-qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ति + पञ्चक + संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्-युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (दीपम्); भूतकृदन्त; तृतीया/सह-तत्पुरुष (वर्तिपञ्चकेन संयुतम् = furnished with five wicks)

• दध्योदनेन: with curd and rice (food)
• दध्योदनेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि + ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (दधि च ओदनश्च)

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering
• नैवेद्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• दद्यात्: should give/offer
• दद्यात्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साधकसत्तमः: the best practitioner
• साधकसत्तमः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (साधकानां सत्तमः = best among practitioners)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a ritual/vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It prescribes a concrete act of worship—lighting an oil lamp with five wicks and offering curd-rice—emphasizing disciplined, sattvic devotion where light (dīpa) and food-offering (naivedya) become vehicles for reverence and inner purity.

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

Bhakti is expressed here through simple, faithful service: preparing a proper lamp and presenting a humble naivedya. The verse highlights that devotion is not merely feeling but also careful offering performed with reverence and regularity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects ritual-technical procedure (vidhi): specifying the lamp type (taila-dīpa), the exact arrangement (five wicks), and the prescribed offering (dadhi-odana). This is characteristic of applied ritual science as preserved in Purāṇic instructional sections.