Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

देवालये तथोद्याने कृष्टभूमौ चतुष्पथे । ब्राह्मणानां समीपे च तथा गोगुरुयोषिताम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

devālaye tathodyāne kṛṣṭabhūmau catuṣpathe | brāhmaṇānāṃ samīpe ca tathā goguruyoṣitām || 6 ||

Translation

देवळात, उद्यानात, लागवडीच्या जमिनीत, चौरस्त्यावर, ब्राह्मणांच्या समीप; तसेच गायी, गुरु आणि स्त्रिया यांच्या उपस्थितीत—या ठिकाणी योग्य संयम व मर्यादा पाळावी।

Word by Word

• deva-ālaye: in a temple
• deva-ālaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् आलयः)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• udyāne: in a garden
• udyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• kṛṣṭa-bhūmau: on cultivated land
• kṛṣṭa-bhūmau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √kṛṣ धातु) + bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular; कर्मधारयः (कृष्टा भूतिः/भूमिः)

• catuṣ-pathe: at a crossroads
• catuṣ-pathe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catuṣ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + patha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular; द्विगु-समासः (चत्वारः पथाः यस्य/चतुष्पथः)

• brāhmaṇānām: of Brahmins
• brāhmaṇānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• samīpe: near
• samīpe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular (समीपे = समीपे/समीपे)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• go-guru-yoṣitām: of cows, teachers, and women
• go-guru-yoṣitām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + guru (प्रातिपदिक) + yoṣit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural; द्वन्द्वः (गवां च गुरूणां च योषिताम् च) — समाहार/इतरेतर-भावेन; here genitive plural governed by implied 'samīpe'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Brahmana
• Go (cow)
• Guru

FAQs

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

It marks certain places and presences—temples, sacred/public spaces, and revered beings—as zones requiring heightened self-control, reinforcing dharma through reverence and non-offense (aparādha-bhaya).

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

Bhakti is protected by proper conduct: honoring the temple, respecting devotees (brāhmaṇas), and showing humility before the guru and living symbols of dharma like the cow—all of which sustain devotional purity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It aligns with Kalpa (ritual discipline) and Smārta-sadācāra: practical rules of behavior in specified locations to avoid ritual faults and social/religious transgressions.