Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam
Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān
न देयं दुष्टहृदये दुष्टचिंतनबुद्धये । अविनीताय शिष्याय पिशुनाय कदाचन ॥ ८९ ॥
na deyaṃ duṣṭahṛdaye duṣṭaciṃtanabuddhaye | avinītāya śiṣyāya piśunāya kadācana || 89 ||
Huwag kailanman ipagkaloob ang banal na aral sa may pusong masama at isip na nakatuon sa kasamaan; ni sa alagad na walang disiplina, ni sa mapanirang-puri, sa anumang panahon.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
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It establishes the dharmic rule that sacred instruction must be protected and given only to qualified recipients, so that knowledge becomes a means of purification rather than a tool for harm.
Bhakti requires humility, self-control, and goodwill; a malicious or slanderous temperament obstructs devotion, so the teaching emphasizes adhikāra (fitness) as the foundation for genuine Vishnu-bhakti and right conduct.
It highlights the practical discipline of adhikāra-vicāra—screening a student’s character before transmitting mantras, śāstra, or technical Vedanga instruction (such as Vyākaraṇa or ritual procedure), to prevent misuse.
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