Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
हनुमत्प्रतिमायास्तु सन्निधौ दीपदापनम् । शिवालयेऽथवा कुर्यान्नित्यनैमित्तिके स्थले ॥ २८ ॥
hanumatpratimāyāstu sannidhau dīpadāpanam | śivālaye'thavā kuryānnityanaimittike sthale || 28 ||
พึงถวายประทีปต่อหน้าปฏิมาพระหนุมาน; หรือจะกระทำในเทวสถานพระศิวะ ณ สถานที่ที่กำหนดสำหรับพิธีประจำและพิธีตามกาลก็ได้
Narada (teaching in a dharma/ritual context; dialogue framework commonly with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents dīpa-dāna (offering a lamp) as a meritorious, devotion-centered act that can be performed before Hanumān, or in a Śiva-temple, emphasizing accessible temple-based worship within dharmic observance.
Bhakti here is expressed through a simple, repeatable offering—lighting a lamp—performed in the sanctified presence (sannidhi) of a revered deity, showing devotion through tangible service (upacāra) rather than mere sentiment.
It reflects applied ritual discipline: distinguishing nitya (daily) and naimittika (occasional) observances and placing them in an appropriate ritual locus (sthala), aligning practice with procedural dharma rather than speculative theology.