Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

पथिकागमने चैव दुःस्थाने राजमोहने । आगमे निर्गमे चैव राजद्वारे प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

pathikāgamane caiva duḥsthāne rājamohane | āgame nirgame caiva rājadvāre prakīrtitam || 38 ||

Translation

Người ta truyền dạy rằng (những điềm/điều chỉ báo này) cần được xét đến khi khách lữ hành đến, tại nơi bất tường hay chốn khốn khó, trong việc liên quan đến sự mê muội của nhà vua, và cả lúc vào ra—đặc biệt nơi cổng vua.

Word by Word

• pathika-āgamane: at the arrival of travellers
• pathika-āgamane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pathika (प्रातिपदिक) + āgamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("of travellers" + "arrival")

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक निपात)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक निपात)

• duḥ-sthāne: in a bad/difficult place
• duḥ-sthāne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥ (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः कर्मधारय ("bad/difficult" + "place")

• rāja-mohane: in deluding/bewitching a king
• rāja-mohane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + mohana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("of the king" + "bewildering/enchanted state")

• āgame: in arrival/coming
• āgame: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• nirgame: in departure/going out
• nirgame: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक निपात)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक निपात)

• rāja-dvāre: at the king’s gate
• rāja-dvāre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("of the king" + "gate")

• prakīrtitam: is proclaimed/declared
• prakīrtitam: Karma (कर्म) / Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + kīrt (धातु) → prakīrtita (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively: "is proclaimed"

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Raja (the king)

FAQs

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

The verse frames omens (nimitta) as Dharma-guided practical knowledge—signals to act with caution and discernment in transitions (arrival/departure) and in high-stakes public settings like royal affairs.

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

Indirectly, it supports Bhakti by encouraging mindful, sattvic conduct in worldly duties; a devotee uses such guidance to avoid harm and uphold Dharma while remaining inwardly devoted to the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa/Nimitta-śāstra usage: interpreting situational signs during key moments—meeting travellers, entering/exiting places, and at official thresholds like the rājadvāra.