Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

ततो ध्यात्वा विवस्वंतं जलान्निर्गत्य नारद । परिधायाहतं धौतं द्वितीयं परिवीय च ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

tato dhyātvā vivasvaṃtaṃ jalānnirgatya nārada | paridhāyāhataṃ dhautaṃ dvitīyaṃ parivīya ca || 37 ||

Translation

ထို့နောက် အို နာရဒ၊ ဝိဝස්ဝန် (နေဘုရား) ကို ဓ്യာန်ပြု၍ ရေထဲမှ ထွက်လာကာ သန့်ရှင်းစွာ လျှော်ဖွတ်ထားသော အဝတ်ကို ဝတ်ဆင်ပြီး ဒုတိယအဝတ်တစ်ထည်ကိုလည်း ပတ်လည်ဖုံးအုပ်လေ၏။

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक (adverb: then)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated on
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having meditated’

• विवस्वन्तम्: Vivasvat (the Sun)
• विवस्वन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवस्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; सूर्य-नाम

• जलात्: from the water
• जलात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5/अपादान), एकवचन

• निर्गत्य: having emerged
• निर्गत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (gerund): ‘having come out’

• नारद: O Narada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• परिधाय: having put on
• परिधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + धा (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (gerund): ‘having put on/worn’

• अहतम्: unworn/new (cloth)
• अहतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; √हन् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय, नञर्थे रूढिः: ‘unbeaten/unused (new cloth)’

• धौतम्: washed
• धौतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धौत (√धाव्/धौ धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय: ‘washed’

• द्वितीयम्: a second (garment)
• द्वितीयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक: ‘second’ (वस्त्रं)

• परिवीय: having wrapped (oneself)
• परिवीय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वे (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (gerund): ‘having wrapped/covered oneself’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Vivasvan (Surya)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ritual purity and inner recollection together: after bathing, one steadies the mind by meditating on the Sun (Vivasvān) and then adopts clean attire, aligning external cleanliness with inward focus.

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

Though framed as a daily observance, the act of dhyāna on Vivasvān trains steady remembrance (smaraṇa). Such disciplined remembrance supports bhakti by making worship a lived, repeated practice rather than a sporadic act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa (ritual procedure) within Vedāṅga: the ordered sequence of snāna, mental contemplation, and donning clean garments as part of daily rites like Sandhyā-vandana.