Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

प्राकारं तु चतुर्द्वारयुक्तं द्वारेषु तत्र वै । अन्योन्यपुच्छ रिधित्रययुक्तां हनूमतः ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

prākāraṃ tu caturdvārayuktaṃ dvāreṣu tatra vai | anyonyapuccha ridhitrayayuktāṃ hanūmataḥ || 82 ||

Translation

พึงสร้างกำแพงล้อมที่มีสี่ประตู; และที่ประตูเหล่านั้น พึงตั้งการจัดวางสามประการซึ่งมีเครื่องหมาย ‘หาง’ เชื่อมโยงกัน อันเป็นของท่านหนุมาน॥๘๒॥

Word by Word

• प्राकारम्: enclosure/wall
• प्राकारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• चतुर्द्वारयुक्तम्: provided with four gates
• चतुर्द्वारयुक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्-द्वार-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (चत्वारि द्वाराणि यस्मिन्/येन युक्तम्)

• द्वारेषु: at/in the gates
• द्वारेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/उपपादक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अन्योन्यपुच्छ: with interlinked tails (mutual-tail)
• अन्योन्यपुच्छ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्योन्य-पुच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अन्योन्यस्य पुच्छम्/पुच्छवत्)

• ऋधित्रययुक्ताम्: endowed with three ‘ṛdhi’ marks/lines
• ऋधित्रययुक्ताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋधि-त्रय-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयः ऋधयः यस्यां/यया युक्ता)

• हनूमतः: of Hanuman
• हनूमतः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in a technical/ritual-architectural description, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It emphasizes protective sacred space: a properly bounded enclosure with regulated gateways, reinforced by Hanūmān-associated protective symbolism, indicating disciplined ritual order and guardianship.

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

By invoking Hanūmān—an archetype of steadfast service—the verse implies that devotion is expressed not only through emotion but also through careful, reverent arrangement of the worship-space and its protective boundaries.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied technical guidance akin to Kalpa (ritual procedure) and allied layout principles (often treated alongside Vāstu/Śilpa traditions): specifying an enclosure (prākāra), four gates, and structured gateway features.