Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72

Gaṅgā-māhātmya: Bāhu’s Envy, Defeat, Forest Exile, and Aurva’s Dharmic Consolation

Devanagari script

इत्येवं वादिनी सा तु स्वपत्युश्चापराः क्रियाः । चकार तत्सरस्तीरे मुनिप्रोक्तविधानतः ॥ ७२ ॥

Transliteration

ityevaṃ vādinī sā tu svapatyuścāparāḥ kriyāḥ | cakāra tatsarastīre muniproktavidhānataḥ || 72 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം അവൾ ആ തടാകത്തിന്റെ തീരത്ത്, മുനി ഉപദേശിച്ച വിധിപ്രകാരം, തന്റെ ഭർത്താവിനുള്ള കർമങ്ങളും മറ്റു നിർദ്ദിഷ്ട ആചാരങ്ങളും നിർവഹിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Quotation (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक — quotative particle

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय — adverb ‘in this manner’

• वादिनी: speaking
• वादिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वद् (धातु) + णिनि (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘वदती’ इत्यर्थे — Feminine nominative singular (speaking)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine nominative singular

• तु: then/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपातः — particle ‘but/indeed’

• स्व-पत्युः: of (her) husband
• स्व-पत्युः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः (स्वः पति:) — Genitive singular (of her own husband)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः — conjunction ‘and’

• अपराः: other
• अपराः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्रियाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम् — Feminine nominative plural (other)

• क्रियाः: rites/actions
• क्रियाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Feminine plural (rites/actions)

• चकार: performed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd person singular (did/performed)

• तत्-सरस्-तीरे: on the bank of that lake
• तत्-सरस्-तीरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य सरसः तीरम्) — Locative singular (on the bank of that lake)

• मुनि-प्रोक्त-विधानतः: according to the sage’s prescribed rule
• मुनि-प्रोक्त-विधानतः: Hetu/Anusaraṇa (हेतु/अनुसरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रोक्त (प्र + वच् धातु + क्त) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’; समासः: मुनिना प्रोक्तं विधानम् — ‘according to the rule spoken by the sage’

Speaker

Suta (narrator)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Muni (sage)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that spiritual efficacy in dharmic rites comes from faithful adherence to the sage-prescribed procedure (vidhāna), especially when performed at a sacred place (tīrtha such as a lake-bank).

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

While not explicitly a bhakti-verse, it supports bhakti in practice by showing devotion expressed as obedient, reverent performance of prescribed sacred duties under a guru/muni’s guidance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure)—the importance of performing kriyā exactly as instructed (muni-prokta-vidhānataḥ), reflecting the Vedāṅga focus on correct rite and method.