Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites

Devanagari script

अनूढ न पृथक्कन्या पिण्डे गोत्रे च सूतके । पाणिग्रहणमन्त्राभ्यां स्वगोत्राद्भ्रश्यते ततः ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

anūḍha na pṛthakkanyā piṇḍe gotre ca sūtake | pāṇigrahaṇamantrābhyāṃ svagotrādbhraśyate tataḥ || 81 ||

Translation

Une jeune fille non mariée n’est pas tenue pour séparée de la lignée paternelle quant au piṇḍa, au gotra et au sūtaka (impureté rituelle). Mais lorsque le rite du mariage est accompli par les mantras du pāṇigrahaṇa (prise de la main), elle se détache alors de son gotra d’origine (paternel).

Word by Word

• anūḍhā: an unmarried (girl)
• anūḍhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anūḍhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'unmarried'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha/Negation (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध निपात)

• pṛthak-kanyā: a separate/independent maiden (not separated)
• pṛthak-kanyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• piṇḍe: in piṇḍa (lineage offering)
• piṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• gotre: in gotra (clan)
• gotre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• sūtake: in impurity period (sūtaka)
• sūtake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūtaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāṇi-grahaṇa-mantrābhyām: by the hand-taking (marriage) mantras
• pāṇi-grahaṇa-mantrābhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + grahaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन); 'by the two mantras of hand-taking (marriage)'

• sva-gotrāt: from her own gotra
• sva-gotrāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + gotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhraśyate: falls away/is removed
• bhraśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhraṃś (भ्रंश् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tataḥ: thereafter/from that
• tataḥ: Hetu/Sequence marker (हेतु/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (ततः—तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on Dharma and ritual law)

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 defines how samskāra (the marriage rite) formally shifts a woman’s ritual identity—clarifying duties related to lineage, ancestral offerings, and impurity observances as part of living dharma in society.

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

While not directly teaching bhakti, it supports bhakti-life by establishing correct dharmic order in the gṛhastha stage, where household rites and purity rules help sustain disciplined worship and sacred duties.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the pāṇigrahaṇa mantras and their legal-ritual effect on gotra, piṇḍa obligations, and sūtaka observance.