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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna

पतिव्रताः परिप्राणाः पतिभक्तिपरायणाः । वहन्ति सततं देवि स्त्रियोऽपि त्यक्तप्रत्सराः ॥ ५९ ॥

pativratāḥ pariprāṇāḥ patibhaktiparāyaṇāḥ | vahanti satataṃ devi striyo'pi tyaktapratsarāḥ || 59 ||

ឱ ទេវី ស្ត្រីផងដែរ—អ្នកដែលស្ថិតស្ថេរនៅក្នុងវ្រតៈនៃភាពស្មោះត្រង់ចំពោះស្វាមី កាន់ស្វាមីជាដង្ហើមជីវិត ប្តេជ្ញាភក្តិដល់ស្វាមី ហើយបោះបង់ការរិះគន់ និងការឈ្លោះប្រកែក—ពួកនាងរក្សាទ្រទ្រង់ធម៌ជានិច្ច។

pati-vratāḥchaste (devoted to husband)
pati-vratāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpati + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (vowed to the husband; chaste)
pari-prāṇāḥfor whom (he) is as life itself
pari-prāṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpari + prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (having the husband as very life / life-centered)
pati-bhakti-parāyaṇāḥwholly devoted in husband-devotion
pati-bhakti-parāyaṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpati + bhakti + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (devoted to devotion to husband)
vahanticarry / bear
vahanti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvah (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
satatamalways
satatam:
Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsatata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)
deviO Goddess (lady)
devi:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन
striyaḥwomen
striyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootstrī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
apialso
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle: also/even)
tyakta-pratsarāḥhaving abandoned deceit/fault (textual term pratsara)
tyakta-pratsarāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Roottyakta (tyaj धातु + kta) + pratsara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (whose pratsara has been abandoned). पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-शब्द; अर्थानुमानतः ‘छल/कपट/दोष’ त्यक्तवतीः

Nārada

Vrata: pativrata (as a vrata/niyama)

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

D
Devī

FAQs

It presents pativratā-dharma as a form of sustained dharmic power: inner discipline, loyalty, and restraint from hostility become a spiritual force that supports righteous order in daily life.

Bhakti here is shown as parāyaṇatā—single-pointed dedication—expressed through consistent service, fidelity, and self-control, treating one’s chosen duty as an offering rather than mere social obligation.

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is sadācāra (ethical conduct) and vrata-like discipline—abandoning quarrelsome speech and maintaining harmony as a lived dharma.