Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

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

Tṛtīyā-vrata

Devanagari script

गौरीलोकं प्रयात्यंते व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावतः । इषशुक्लतृतीयायां बृहद्गौरीव्रतं चरेत् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

gaurīlokaṃ prayātyaṃte vratasyāsya prabhāvataḥ | iṣaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ bṛhadgaurīvrataṃ caret || 45 ||

Translation

या व्रताच्या प्रभावाने शेवटी गौरीलोक प्राप्त होतो. म्हणून ईष मासातील शुक्लपक्षाच्या तृतीयेला बृहद्-गौरी-व्रत करावे.

Word by Word

• gaurī-lokam: to Gaurī’s world
• gaurī-lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; destination-object with motion verb

• prayānti: they go / attain
• prayānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + yā (या धा॒तु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vratasya: of the vow
• vratasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun used adjectivally, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; modifies ‘vratasya’

• prabhāvataḥ: due to (its) power
• prabhāvataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘because of/through the power’

• iṣa-śukla-tṛtīyāyām: on the bright third (tithi) of Īṣa
• iṣa-śukla-tṛtīyāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; compound: ‘on the third (tithi) of the bright fortnight of Īṣa (month)’

• bṛhad-gaurī-vratam: the Bṛhadgaurī vow
• bṛhad-gaurī-vratam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + gaurī (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; name of the vow

• caret: should perform
• caret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (चर् धा॒तु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Bṛhad-Gaurī-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Gauri

FAQs

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

It presents the phala (result) of the Bṛhad Gaurī-vrata: the devotee attains Gaurī-loka, emphasizing the transformative merit (prabhāva) of disciplined vow-observance.

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

By linking a specific devotional observance (vrata) to communion with the deity’s realm (Gaurī-loka), the verse frames bhakti as practiced devotion expressed through vrata, leading to divine proximity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights calendrical ritual timing—tithi and pakṣa specification (Śukla Tṛtīyā in the month of Īṣa)—a practical application aligned with Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics used to schedule vratas correctly.