Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

दुर्गायाः सन्निधौ प्रोक्तं संग्रामे दीपदापनम् । चतुष्पथे व्याधिनष्टौ दुष्टदृष्टौ तथैव च ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

durgāyāḥ sannidhau proktaṃ saṃgrāme dīpadāpanam | catuṣpathe vyādhinaṣṭau duṣṭadṛṣṭau tathaiva ca || 33 ||

Translation

ในสำนักพระทุรคา มีบัญญัติให้ถวายประทีป; และในยามศึกก็เช่นกัน ที่สี่แยกเพื่อให้โรคภัยสงบ และเพื่อปัดเป่าสายตาร้ายด้วย

Word by Word

• दुर्गायाः: of Durgā
• दुर्गायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; genitive — ‘of Durgā’

• सन्निधौ: in the presence
• सन्निधौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative — ‘in the presence’

• प्रोक्तम्: is prescribed
• प्रोक्तम्: कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is prescribed’

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative — ‘in battle’

• दीप-दापनम्: lighting/offering a lamp
• दीप-दापनम्: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + दापन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — ‘दीपस्य दापनम्’ (lighting/causing to be given a lamp)

• चतुष्पथे: at a crossroads
• चतुष्पथे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative — ‘at the crossroads’

• व्याधि-नष्टौ: when disease is destroyed
• व्याधि-नष्टौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + नष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — ‘व्याधेः नष्टौ’ (at the destruction/cessation of disease)

• दुष्ट-दृष्टौ: in (case of) the evil eye
• दुष्ट-दृष्टौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — ‘दुष्टायाः दृष्टेः’ (in/at evil eye)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘likewise’

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Durgā

FAQs

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

It frames dīpa-dāna (lamp-offering) as a śānti-oriented act: bringing auspiciousness, protection, and removal of obstacles when performed in charged contexts (near a Devī shrine, during conflict, at crossroads, or under affliction).

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

Bhakti here is expressed through a concrete upacāra—offering light with reverence—especially before Devī (Durgā). The verse presents devotion not only as inner feeling but as disciplined, faith-infused ritual action meant to invoke divine protection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science—prayoga-based śānti measures—where place (catuṣpatha), circumstance (saṅgrāma), and purpose (vyādhi-naśa, duṣṭa-dṛṣṭi-nivāraṇa) determine the rite, aligning with Vedāṅga-style procedural reasoning used in dharma and ritual manuals.