Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

श्मशानवासिने तुभ्यं नमस्ते कृत्तिवाससे । शशांकशेखरायाथ रुद्रभूमिश्रिताय च ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

śmaśānavāsine tubhyaṃ namaste kṛttivāsase | śaśāṃkaśekharāyātha rudrabhūmiśritāya ca || 63 ||

Translation

Salam sujud kepada-Mu yang bersemayam di tanah kremasi; salam sujud kepada-Mu, Kṛttivāsa, yang berselimut kulit. Salam sujud kepada-Mu, Śaśāṅkaśekhara, yang bermahkota bulan; dan kepada-Mu yang bernaung di tanah suci Rudra.

Word by Word

• श्मशान-वासिने: to the dweller in the cremation-ground
• श्मशान-वासिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्मशान (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (श्मशाने वासः यस्य); वासिन्-शब्दः; Dative singular

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

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; salutation-usage

• ते: to you (your)
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of/to you) — idiomatically with नमः

• कृत्ति-वाससे: to the wearer of a skin (garment)
• कृत्ति-वाससे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कृत्तेः वासः/वासस्); Dative singular

• शशांक-शेखराय: to the one who has the moon as crest
• शशांक-शेखराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशांक (प्रातिपदिक) + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शशांकस्य शेखरः—चन्द्रशेखरः); Dative singular

• अथ: then/also
• अथ: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sequencing particle)

• रुद्र-भूमि-श्रिताय: to the one who has resorted to Rudra’s ground/realm
• रुद्र-भूमि-श्रिताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भूमि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रित (कृदन्त; √श्रि धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; श्रित = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) from √श्रि (श्रयणे) ‘resorted to’; Dative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (as a stotra-style invocation within the narrative context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It venerates Rudra/Śiva through hallmark epithets—cremation-ground dwelling, hide-clad asceticism, and the Moon on his head—pointing to renunciation, transcendence over death, and the Lord’s sovereignty over time and dissolution.

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

The verse models bhakti through direct namaskāra (salutation) and remembrance of divine attributes (nāma–rūpa–guṇa-smaraṇa), a core devotional practice used to steady the mind in reverence and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Vyākaraṇa/Chandas usage is implicit: the verse employs devotional epithets in vocative/dative constructions (e.g., -ine, -ase, -āya) typical of stotra diction; it is not a technical exposition of Jyotiṣa, Kalpa, or other Vedāṅgas.