Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months

Tṛtīyā-vrata

Devanagari script

सुवासिनीः पंच पूज्या वस्त्रालंकारचन्दनैः । कंचुकैश्चैव ताटंकैः कंठसूत्रैर्हरिप्रियाः ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

suvāsinīḥ paṃca pūjyā vastrālaṃkāracandanaiḥ | kaṃcukaiścaiva tāṭaṃkaiḥ kaṃṭhasūtrairharipriyāḥ || 47 ||

Translation

Cinq suvāsinī, épouses de bon augure chères à Hari, doivent être honorées avec des vêtements, des parures et de la pâte de santal, ainsi qu’avec des corsages (kancuka), des pendants d’oreille et des cordons sacrés au cou.

Word by Word

• su-vāsinīḥ: auspicious married women
• su-vāsinīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + vāsinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; ‘well-dressed/auspicious married women’

• paṃca: five
• paṃca: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃca (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Numeral adjective, Accusative, Plural (agreeing with suvāsinīḥ)

• pūjyāḥ: to be worshipped
• pūjyāḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (पूज् धा॒तु)
• Form: Gerundive/तव्यत् (पुज्य), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; predicate adjective ‘to be worshipped’

• vastra-alaṃkāra-candanaiḥ: with garments, ornaments, and sandalwood
• vastra-alaṃkāra-candanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + alaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + candana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; dvandva: ‘with clothes, ornaments, and sandalwood’

• kaṃcukaiḥ: with bodices
• kaṃcukaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃcuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

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

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

• tāṭaṃkaiḥ: with earrings
• tāṭaṃkaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāṭaṃka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• kaṇṭha-sūtraiḥ: with necklaces
• kaṇṭha-sūtraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + sūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘with neck-threads/necklaces’

• hari-priyāḥ: (women) dear to Hari
• hari-priyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ‘dear to Hari’ (predicate/appositional)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that honoring five suvāsinīs with respectful offerings is a devotional act aligned with Hari-bhakti, treating auspicious household life and reverence for devotees as part of dharma.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through pūjā in tangible service—offering clean clothing, ornaments, sandal paste, and other items—performed for those described as hari-priyāḥ, thereby connecting social reverence with Vishnu-centered devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily reflects kalpa-style ritual procedure (how offerings are made in pūjā) rather than technical Vedanga theory, emphasizing correct items and respectful method in vrata/puja practice.