Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

शुद्धभूमौ समास्थाप्य भौमे दीपं प्रदापयेत् । मालामनूनां ये वर्णाः साध्यनामसमन्विताः ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

śuddhabhūmau samāsthāpya bhaume dīpaṃ pradāpayet | mālāmanūnāṃ ye varṇāḥ sādhyanāmasamanvitāḥ || 22 ||

Translation

将其如法安置于净地之上，便在地上点燃明灯。花鬘真言（mālā-mantra）之诸字母（varṇa），与所求之萨迪亚（sādhya，所礼之神或所愿之果）之名相连，用于此仪。

Word by Word

• शुद्ध-भूमौ: on clean ground
• शुद्ध-भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (शुद्धा भूमिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (on/in clean ground)

• समास्थाप्य: having placed
• समास्थाप्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + स्थाप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष), पूर्वक्रिया (having placed/after placing)

• भौमे: on Tuesday
• भौमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भौम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘भौमे (दिने)’ = on Tuesday (Mars-day)

• दीपम्: lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रदापयेत्: should light
• प्रदापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) (should cause to be lit/should light)

• माला-मनूनाम्: of the series of Manus
• माला-मनूनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला (प्रातिपदिक) + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मालायाः मनवः/मनूनाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (of the garland of Manus / of Manus in a series)

• ये: which
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (which)

• वर्णाः: syllables/letters
• वर्णाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• साध्य-नाम-समन्विताः: accompanied by the target’s name
• साध्य-नाम-समन्विताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नाम (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (साध्यस्य नाम्ना समन्विताः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (endowed with the target’s name)

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual-technical procedure, in the Vedanga/ritual-science context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ritual purity and intentionality: the act (lighting a lamp) becomes spiritually effective when performed on purified ground and when the mantra-syllables are consciously linked to the intended deity or goal (sādhya).

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

Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined upāsanā—offering light with a focused mind, using the deity’s name (sādhya-nāma) within the mantra structure, so the offering becomes a directed act of worship rather than a mere external gesture.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-application principles: careful use of varṇas (syllables/phonemes) and correct incorporation of the sādhya’s name—an applied, technical approach aligned with śikṣā (phonetics) and ritual procedure.