Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

उच्चाटने करजोत्थं विद्वेषे मधुवृक्षजम् । अलाभे सर्वतैलानां तिलजं तैलमुत्तमम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

uccāṭane karajotthaṃ vidveṣe madhuvṛkṣajam | alābhe sarvatailānāṃ tilajaṃ tailamuttamam || 6 ||

Translation

اُچّاٹن کے لیے کرج سے حاصل تیل، اور وِدویش کے لیے مدھو درخت سے نکلا تیل بتایا گیا ہے۔ جب دوسرے تیل میسر نہ ہوں تو تل کا تیل سب سے افضل قرار دیا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• उच्चाटने: in expulsion/banishment rite
• उच्चाटने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्चाटन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in (the rite of) expulsion’

• करजोत्थम्: arising from karaja
• करजोत्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करज-उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक; करज + उत्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• विद्वेषे: in (causing) hostility
• विद्वेषे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in (the rite of) enmity/hostility’

• मधुवृक्षजम्: born from the madhu-tree
• मधुवृक्षजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु-वृक्ष-ज (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + वृक्ष + ज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अलाभे: in (case of) non-attainment/loss
• अलाभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in non-gain/lack’

• सर्वतैलानाम्: of all oils
• सर्वतैलानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-तैल (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तैल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; ‘of all oils’

• तिलजम्: born from sesame
• तिलजम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिल-ज (प्रातिपदिक; तिल + ज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the technical/ritual science context of Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

FAQs

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

It highlights the Narada Purana’s technical, practice-oriented layer (Book 1.3), where correct ritual materials (dravya) are treated as essential for precise outcomes, while also giving a practical fallback—sesame oil—when ideal items are unavailable.

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

This verse is primarily procedural rather than devotional; indirectly, it shows that Narada Purana integrates worldly/ritual know-how alongside higher teachings, implying that disciplined practice should ultimately remain subordinate to dharma and devotion-centered living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science (prayoga) and dravya-nirṇaya (selection of substances), a technical domain associated with Vedāṅga-linked disciplines used in rites—specifically, choosing appropriate oils and a standard substitute (tila-taila).