Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

स्वप्रियासक्तमनसो मदविभ्रममंथराः । समभ्यर्च्याः सरोजाक्ष्यः पूर्णेंदुसदृशाननाः ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

svapriyāsaktamanaso madavibhramamaṃtharāḥ | samabhyarcyāḥ sarojākṣyaḥ pūrṇeṃdusadṛśānanāḥ || 60 ||

Translation

ज्यांचे मन आपल्या प्रियावर आसक्त आहे, प्रेममदाच्या विलासाने मंदगती आहेत, कमलनेत्री व पूर्णचंद्रासारख्या मुखाच्या—त्या स्त्रिया यथोचित पूज्य व माननीय आहेत.

Word by Word

• स्व-प्रिय-आसक्त-मनसः: whose minds are attached to their beloveds
• स्व-प्रिय-आसक्त-मनसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + आसक्त (कृदन्त; √सञ्ज्/√सज् धातु, क्त; आ-उपसर्ग) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (स्त्रीलिङ्गे) प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-समासः: ‘स्वप्रियेषु आसक्तं मनः येषाम्’ (whose minds are attached to their beloveds)

• मद-विभ्रम-मन्थराः: languid from intoxication and amorous confusion
• मद-विभ्रम-मन्थराः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक) + विभ्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्थर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (स्त्रीलिङ्गे) प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः: ‘मदविभ्रमैः मन्थराः’ (slow/soft due to intoxication and amorous delusion)

• समभ्यर्च्याः: worthy of worship
• समभ्यर्च्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अभि + अर्च्य (कृदन्त; √अर्च् धातु, यत्/ण्यत्)
• Form: (स्त्रीलिङ्गे) प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अर्च्य (gerundive/future passive participle): ‘पूजनीयाः’ (to be worshipped)

• सरोज-अक्ष्यः: lotus-eyed
• सरोज-अक्ष्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सरोज (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘सरोजे इव अक्षिणी यस्याः’ (lotus-eyed)

• पूर्ण-इन्दु-सदृश-आननाः: having faces like the full moon
• पूर्ण-इन्दु-सदृश-आननाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (स्त्रीलिङ्गे) प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः: ‘पूर्णेन्दुसदृशम् आननं यस्याः’ (having faces like the full moon)

Speaker

Narada (as the instructive voice within the dialogue tradition; teachings framed for dharma/ritual decorum)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It frames reverence and respectful honoring as a dharmic act: beauty and affection are described not for indulgence, but to underscore the duty of proper respect and worshipful regard.

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

By using the language of arcanā (honoring/worship), it echoes bhakti’s discipline of reverence—training the mind to offer respect appropriately rather than acting from mere desire.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse illustrates precise Sanskrit compound usage and aesthetic descriptors (useful for Vyākaraṇa and Chandas/alaṅkāra awareness), showing how ritual injunctions often employ refined praise-language.