Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Gṛhastha-praveśa: Vivāha-bheda, Ācāra-śauca, Śrāddha-kāla, and Vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa
बह्वशिनीं स्थीलदंतां स्थूलोष्ठीं घुर्घुरस्वनाम् । अतिकृष्णां रक्तवर्णां धूर्तां नैवोद्वहे द्वुधः ॥ ९ ॥
bahvaśinīṃ sthīladaṃtāṃ sthūloṣṭhīṃ ghurghurasvanām | atikṛṣṇāṃ raktavarṇāṃ dhūrtāṃ naivodvahe dvudhaḥ || 9 ||
അമിതമായി ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കുന്നവളും, വലിയ പല്ലുകളുള്ളവളും, തടിച്ച ചുണ്ടുകളുള്ളവളും, കൂർക്കംവലിക്കുന്നവളും, കറുത്ത നിറമുള്ളവളും, ചുവന്ന നിറമുള്ളവളും, വഞ്ചകിയുമായ സ്ത്രീയെ ബുദ്ധിമാൻ വിവാഹം കഴിക്കരുത്.
Narada (instructional discourse within Purva Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames marriage as a dharmic responsibility: the householder should choose a partner whose conduct supports sattva, truthfulness, and stable family dharma, avoiding traits associated with indulgence and deceit.
Indirectly, it protects bhakti by advising a household environment grounded in self-control and honesty; such stability supports regular worship, vows, and disciplined living conducive to Vishnu-bhakti.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Shiksha, or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a dharma-niti instruction relevant to grihastha conduct.