Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

Dīpa-vidhi-vyākhyānam

Procedure for Lamp-Offering to Hanumān

Devanagari script

शैवे वा वैष्णवे पीठे पूजयेदंजनासुतम् । कूटषट्कं च षट्कोणे अंतराले परलिखेत् ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

śaive vā vaiṣṇave pīṭhe pūjayedaṃjanāsutam | kūṭaṣaṭkaṃ ca ṣaṭkoṇe aṃtarāle paralikhet || 49 ||

Translation

于湿婆派或毗湿奴派之坛座上，当礼敬阿阇那之子（哈奴曼）。并于六角形之内，在诸间隙处亦当绘“kūṭa-ṣaṭka”，即六个峰顶之形。

Word by Word

• शैवे: on a Śaiva (altar/seat)
• शैवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of पीठे)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle ‘or’)

• वैष्णवे: on a Vaiṣṇava (altar/seat)
• वैष्णवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of पीठे)

• पीठे: on the pedestal/seat
• पीठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अञ्जनासुतम्: the son of Añjanā (Hanumān)
• अञ्जनासुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जना + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अञ्जनायाः सुतः)

• कूटषट्कम्: a set of six ‘kūṭa’ (peaks/triangles)
• कूटषट्कम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूट + षट्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कूटानां षट्कम् = ‘a set of six kūṭas’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• षट्कोणे: in the hexagon
• षट्कोणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट्कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः

• अन्तराले: in the intervening space
• अन्तराले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तराल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परलिखेत्: should draw around/inscribe further
• परलिखेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (in instruction mode within a technical/ritual section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Hanumān—revered across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava contexts—may be worshipped on either kind of altar, and that correct sacred geometry (ṣaṭkoṇa with prescribed markings) is part of disciplined upāsanā.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-based worship: honoring Hanumān with a properly prepared pīṭha and a carefully drawn diagram, showing devotion through precision and steadiness in practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights procedural ritual-knowledge—diagrammatic layout and correct inscription (likhana) of geometric forms—typical of technical instruction allied to kalpa-style practice (ritual method) within the Purāṇic Vedāṅga-oriented sections.