Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 96
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
बालार्ककोटिप्रतिमं ध्यायेज्ज्ञानप्रदं हरिम् । ध्यात्वैवं प्रजपेल्लक्षं दशांशं जुहुयात्तिलैः ॥ ९६ ॥
bālārkakoṭipratimaṃ dhyāyejjñānapradaṃ harim | dhyātvaivaṃ prajapellakṣaṃ daśāṃśaṃ juhuyāttilaiḥ || 96 ||
พึงเพ่งภาวนาต่อพระหริ ผู้ประทานญาณ ผู้รุ่งโรจน์ดุจอาทิตย์อุทัยนับโกฏิ เมื่อภาวนาแล้วให้สวดมนต์หนึ่งแสนจบ และทำโหมะด้วยงาเป็นจำนวนหนึ่งในสิบของนั้น।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It prescribes a complete sadhana-cycle—dhyana (visualization of Hari’s solar brilliance), mantra-japa (one lakh repetitions), and homa (one-tenth oblations)—showing that inner contemplation and outer ritual together mature into jnana (liberating insight) granted by Hari.
Bhakti here is disciplined worship: the devotee fixes the mind on Hari’s radiant form, then serves Him through steady japa and a concluding offering (homa), treating Vishnu as the living recipient and as the giver of spiritual knowledge.
It reflects ritual-technical norms used in mantra practice—especially the dashamsha principle (offering one-tenth of the japa count in homa) and the specified dravya (tila/sesame), aligning with kalpa-style procedural guidance found in Vedanga-oriented sections.