Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

Gṛhastha-praveśa: Vivāha-bheda, Ācāra-śauca, Śrāddha-kāla, and Vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa

Devanagari script

अन्य स्त्रियं न गच्छेच्च पैशुन्यं परिवर्जयेत् । नापसव्यं व्रजेद्विप्र गोश्चत्थानलपर्वतान् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

anya striyaṃ na gacchecca paiśunyaṃ parivarjayet | nāpasavyaṃ vrajedvipra goścatthānalaparvatān || 26 ||

Translation

ಪರಸ್ತ್ರೀಯ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಬಾರದು; ಪೈಶುನ್ಯ (ಚಾಡಿ-ನಿಂದೆ)ವನ್ನು ವರ್ಜಿಸಬೇಕು. ಓ ವಿಪ್ರ! ಗೋವು, ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥ ವೃಕ್ಷ, ಅಗ್ನಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪರ್ವತಗಳ ಸುತ್ತ ಅಪಸವ್ಯವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗಬಾರದು.

Word by Word

• anyāṃ: another
• anyāṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• striyam: woman
• striyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• gacchet: should go (to)
• gacchet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु; gacch-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• paiśunyam: slander / backbiting
• paiśunyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paiśunya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• parivarjayet: should completely avoid
• parivarjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√vṛj (धातु; varj-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• apasavyam: counterclockwise / leftward
• apasavyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: apasavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial usage)

• vrajet: should go
• vrajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vipra: O Brahmin
• vipra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• goḥ: of a cow / cow’s
• goḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (गो), षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• catthāna-laparvatān: (places such as) catthāna, la, and mountains
• catthāna-laparvatān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catthāna + la + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (catthāna, la, parvata)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, addressing 'vipra')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

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

It teaches purity of conduct (sadācāra): guarding chastity and speech, and maintaining ritual auspiciousness by honoring sacred beings and symbols (cow, aśvattha, agni, mountains).

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

Bhakti is supported by ethical restraint—avoiding adultery and slander—because a devotee’s mind becomes steady and fit for remembrance of the Divine when behavior and speech are disciplined.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa/ācāra-based ritual etiquette: the rule of auspicious circumambulation (pradakṣiṇā) and avoidance of apasavya movement around sacred objects.