Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months

Tṛtīyā-vrata

Devanagari script

यदा तृतीया भाद्रे तु हस्तर्क्षसहिता भवेत् । हस्तगौरीव्रतं नाम तदुद्दिष्टं हि शौरिणा ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

yadā tṛtīyā bhādre tu hastarkṣasahitā bhavet | hastagaurīvrataṃ nāma taduddiṣṭaṃ hi śauriṇā || 37 ||

Translation

ഭാദ്രപദ മാസത്തിൽ തൃതീയ തിഥി ഹസ്ത നക്ഷത്രത്തോടുകൂടി വന്നാൽ അതിനെ ‘ഹസ്തഗൗരീ വ്രതം’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു; ഇത് ശൗരി (ശ്രീവിഷ്ണു) നിർദ്ദേശിച്ചതാണ്।

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तृतीया: the third (tithi)
• तृतीया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (the third lunar day)

• भाद्रे: in (the month of) Bhādra
• भाद्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; मासवाचक (in Bhādra month)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विशेषार्थ

• हस्त-ऋक्ष-सहिता: accompanied by the Hasta constellation
• हस्त-ऋक्ष-सहिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/सह-समासार्थे (‘with the Hasta asterism’), तृतीया इत्यस्य विशेषण

• भवेत्: should occur/be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हस्त-गौरी-व्रतम्: the Hasta-Gaurī vow
• हस्त-गौरी-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + गौरी (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of Hasta-Gaurī’ vow)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक अव्यय (indeclinable: ‘named/called’)

• तत्: that (vow)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उद्दिष्टम्: was prescribed/indicated
• उद्दिष्टम्: Vidheya (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate: ‘was prescribed/indicated’)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• शौरिणा: by Śauri (Krishna)
• शौरिणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृकरणे तृतीया (agent in passive)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hasta-Gaurī Vrata (hastagaurīvratam)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Gauri
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It defines the exact sacred timing (tithi–nakṣatra yoga) for the Hasta-Gaurī Vrata, showing that vrata-phala depends on proper dharmic observance aligned with the lunar calendar and nakṣatra.

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

By stating that the observance is prescribed by Śauri (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), the verse frames the vrata as an act of devotion performed in obedience to divine injunction, integrating ritual discipline with bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology): it specifies a ritual rule based on the conjunction of Tṛtīyā tithi with the Hasta nakṣatra, a classic calendrical criterion used to fix vrata dates.