Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

एवं सप्तदिनं कृत्वा मुच्यते महतो भयात् । अनयोर्भौमवारे तु कुर्यादारंभमादरात् ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ saptadinaṃ kṛtvā mucyate mahato bhayāt | anayorbhaumavāre tu kuryādāraṃbhamādarāt || 75 ||

Translation

ఈ విధంగా ఏడు దినములు ఆచరించితే మహాభయమునుండి విముక్తి కలుగుతుంది. ఈ రెండు విధానాలలో భౌమవారము (మంగళవారం) నాడు భక్తితో ఆరంభించవలెను.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• sapta-dinam: for seven days
• sapta-dinam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriya (क्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal (अव्ययभाव)

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahataḥ: from great
• mahataḥ: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) or Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally with भयात्

• bhayāt: from fear
• bhayāt: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• anayoḥ: of these two / among these two
• anayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन)

• bhauma-vāre: on Tuesday
• bhauma-vāre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhauma (प्रातिपदिक) + vāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ārambham: beginning/commencement
• ārambham: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārambha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ādarāt: out of respect/with care
• ādarāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within Vedanga/vrata framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that a disciplined seven-day observance, done as prescribed, is a dharmic means to overcome “great fear,” emphasizing steadiness and correct procedure.

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

By stressing careful commencement and sustained practice, it supports bhakti-oriented vrata discipline—devotion expressed through orderly, time-bound observance rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa-style attention to calendrical timing—specifically the weekday (Bhauma-vāra/Tuesday)—as part of proper ritual initiation (ārambha) in vrata practice.