Shloka 90

Pātivratya-kathana

The Narrative of the Pativrata

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे पतिव्रतोपाख्यानं नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge pativratopākhyānaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 16 ||

Translation

ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಬೃಹನ್ನಾರದೀಯಪುರಾಣದ ಉತ್ತರಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ “ಪತಿವ್ರತೋಪಾಖ್ಯಾನ” ಎಂಬ ಹದಿನಾರನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: समाप्ति/उद्धरण-बोधक अव्यय; indeclinable quotative

• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागे: in the Uttara-part of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (श्रीमत् बृहन्नारदीयपुराणस्य उत्तरभागः; तस्मिन्); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• पति-व्रत-उपाख्यानम्: the episode of the devoted wife
• पति-व्रत-उपाख्यानम्: Karta/Topic (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पतिव्रतानां उपाख्यानम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable) शीर्षक-निर्देशक; title-marker

• षोडशः: sixteenth
• षोडशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; ordinal usage

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta/Topic (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Narrator (colophon/adhyāya-end marker; not part of the dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the formal completion of Adhyaya 16; spiritually, it signals closure of the pativratā-dharma narrative and frames it as an authoritative teaching within the Uttara-bhāga.

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

It does not teach bhakti directly; it labels the completed unit of teaching. The chapter title indicates the preceding content supports dharma-based devotion through ideals like fidelity, service, and vow-steadiness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga topic is taught in this verse; it is a structural/archival marker (adhyāya-samāpti) used for textual organization and recitation tracking.