Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

दीपपात्रप्रमाणं च तैलमानं क्रमेण तु । द्रव्यस्य च प्रमाणं वै तत्तु मानमनुक्रमात् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

dīpapātrapramāṇaṃ ca tailamānaṃ krameṇa tu | dravyasya ca pramāṇaṃ vai tattu mānamanukramāt || 2 ||

Translation

应依次说明：先是灯盏器皿的适当尺寸，其次是油量，再者是其他供品材料的分量；这些度量当按次第有序陈述。

Word by Word

• dīpa-pātra-pramāṇam: the measure/dimensions of the lamp-vessel
• dīpa-pātra-pramāṇam: Karta (कर्ता/subject-topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + pātra (प्रातिपदिक) + pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (दीपस्य पात्रस्य प्रमाणम्)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• taila-mānam: the quantity of oil
• taila-mānam: Karta (कर्ता/subject-topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taila (प्रातिपदिक) + māna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (तैलस्य मानम्)

• krameṇa: in sequence; orderly
• krameṇa: Karaṇa (करण/means-as-adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; adverbial use (क्रमेण = in order)

• tu: but; indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (contrast/emphasis)

• dravyasya: of the materials/substances
• dravyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• pramāṇam: the measure
• pramāṇam: Karta (कर्ता/subject-topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता/subject-topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• tu: then; indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle

• mānam: measure
• mānam: Karta (कर्ता/subject-topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• anukramāt: according to the sequence
• anukramāt: Apādāna (अपादान/ablatival source-as-adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anukrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; adverbial use (अनुक्रमात् = in due order/according to sequence)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, orderly ritual conduct: correct pramāṇa (standards of measure) prevents carelessness and supports purity and intention in sacred actions.

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

Though technical, it supports Bhakti by teaching that offerings (like a lamp) should be prepared properly; careful devotion expresses reverence through precision rather than negligence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/Vedanga-oriented procedural knowledge: specifying māna (quantitative measures) for ritual items—lamp vessel size, oil quantity, and other materials in a defined sequence.