Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

Pūrṇimā Pūrṇa-vratas: Dharmarāja-vrata, Vaṭa-Sāvitrī-vrata, and Gopadma-vrata

Devanagari script

जगत्पूज्ये जगन्मातः सावित्रि पतिदैवते । पत्या सहावियोगं मे वटस्थे कुरु ते नमः ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

jagatpūjye jaganmātaḥ sāvitri patidaivate | patyā sahāviyogaṃ me vaṭasthe kuru te namaḥ || 11 ||

Translation

Ô Sāvitrī, vénérée par le monde entier, Mère de l’univers, toi pour qui l’époux est la Divinité même ! Au pied de ce banyan, accorde que je ne sois jamais séparée de mon mari. Hommage à toi.

Word by Word

• जगत्पूज्ये: O worshipped-by-the-world (one)
• जगत्पूज्ये: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् + पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative singular); समासः: जगत्-पूज्य = worshipped by the world

• जगन्मातः: O mother of the world
• जगन्मातः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन — Vocative singular; समासः: जगत्-माता = mother of the world

• सावित्रि: O Sāvitrī
• सावित्रि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन — Vocative singular

• पतिदैवते: O she who holds her husband as deity
• पतिदैवते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति + दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन — Vocative singular; समासः: पति-दैवत = one for whom the husband is (her) deity

• पत्या: with (my) husband
• पत्या: Sahakarana (सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (with husband)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: with)

• अवियोगम्: non-separation
• अवियोगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular (non-separation)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive singular (of me/my)

• वटस्थे: at the banyan tree
• वटस्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular; समासः: वट-स्थ = at the banyan (tree/place)

• कुरु: make (grant)
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — do/make

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Dative singular (to you)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभूत)
• Form: नमः-इति निपातवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable interjection of salutation)

Speaker

Ritual votary (a devoted wife) reciting the Savitrī–Vaṭa-vrata prayer (as transmitted in the Narada Purana discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Vaṭa-Sāvitrī-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Savitrī
• Vaṭa (banyan tree)

FAQs

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

It is a vrata-prayer to Savitrī at the vaṭa (banyan) seeking akhaṇḍa saubhāgya—unbroken marital well-being—by requesting lifelong non-separation from one’s husband, framed as a dharmic vow and devotion.

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

Bhakti appears as focused surrender and praise—addressing Savitrī as world-revered Mother and offering namas—while asking for a specific boon aligned with dharma, showing devotional prayer integrated into vrata-observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-prayoga style) is implied: a prescribed prayer recited at a specific sacred locus (vaṭa-stha) during a vrata, reflecting practical liturgical usage rather than grammar or astrology in this single verse.