Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
षट्कोणं वसुपत्रं च भूमौ रेखासमन्वितम् । कमलं च लिखेद्भद्रं तत्र दीपं निधापयेत् ॥ ४८ ॥
ṣaṭkoṇaṃ vasupatraṃ ca bhūmau rekhāsamanvitam | kamalaṃ ca likhedbhadraṃ tatra dīpaṃ nidhāpayet || 48 ||
Sa lupa, iguhit ang isang heksagon at ang anyong vāsupatra (walong-talulot na lotus) na may mga gabay na guhit. Pagkaraan, iguhit ang mapalad na lotus doon at ilagay ang ilawan sa loob ng diyagramang iyon.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches a precise ritual vidhi: creating an auspicious geometric-lotus layout and installing a lamp, symbolizing the establishment of sacred light (jñāna/maṅgala) within a properly consecrated space.
By prescribing careful preparation for worship—drawing the sacred design and placing the lamp—it supports bhakti through orderly, reverent upacāra (devotional service) that makes the offering-space fit for the deity.
Ritual-technical know-how: measurement/diagramming with rekhā (lines), constructing a ṣaṭkoṇa and lotus-petalled pattern, and correct placement of the dīpa—skills aligned with kalpa-style procedural tradition.