Shloka 78

Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra

Devanagari script

तेनैवौर्वेण शिष्टाहं दत्ता दुर्वाससे भवम् । तं पतिं प्राप्य विप्रेंद्र प्राक्कर्मवशागा ह्यहम् ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

tenaivaurveṇa śiṣṭāhaṃ dattā durvāsase bhavam | taṃ patiṃ prāpya vipreṃdra prākkarmavaśāgā hyaham || 78 ||

Translation

ସେହି ଔର୍ବ ମୁନିଙ୍କ ଉପଦେଶରେ ମୋତେ ଦୁର୍ବାସା ଋଷିଙ୍କୁ ପତ୍ନୀ ଭାବେ ଦିଆଗଲା। ହେ ବିପ୍ରେନ୍ଦ୍ର, ତାଙ୍କୁ ପତି ଭାବେ ପାଇ ମୁଁ ପୂର୍ବକର୍ମବଶ ଥିଲି।

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, एकवचन; pronoun ‘that’ in instrumental singular

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• उर्वेण: by Urva
• उर्वेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; proper name ‘Urva’ (or ‘Urva-’) in instrumental

• शिष्टा: instructed/commanded
• शिष्टा: कर्मणि-भाव (Predicative to subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √शास् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle (क्त), ‘instructed/ordered’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दत्ता: given
• दत्ता: कर्मणि-भाव (Predicative to subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle (क्त), ‘given’

• दुर्वाससे: to Durvāsas
• दुर्वाससे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) विभक्ति, एकवचन; dative ‘to Durvāsas’

• भवम्: (as) a husband/lord
• भवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘husband/lord’ (as object of ‘given’)

• तम्: that
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; demonstrative ‘that’

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्राप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययभाव (gerund/क्त्वान्त), ‘having obtained/reached’

• विप्रेंद्र: O best of Brahmins
• विप्रेंद्र: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन) विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘king among brahmins’

• प्राक्: formerly
• प्राक्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time), ‘formerly/before’

• कर्म: deed/karma
• कर्म: समासाङ्ग (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद); used as first member in compound

• वश: control
• वश: समासाङ्ग (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद); ‘control/power’ as compound member

• आगा: having come under (control)
• आगा: कर्मणि-भाव (Predicative to subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आग (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; past participle ‘gone/come’ used with compound: वश-आगा = ‘gone under control’

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

A female narrator within the Tirtha-Mahatmya dialogue (speaking to a Brahmin addressed as 'Viprendra')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A resigned recollection of being given in marriage culminates in sober acceptance of karmic compulsion."}

Characters & Entities

• Aurva
• Durvasa

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes prāk-karma (past deeds) as a governing force behind major life events, showing how worldly relationships unfold according to prior causes even within sacred Tirtha-Mahatmya narratives.

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

Indirectly, it frames human circumstances as karma-bound, implying that bhakti and dharmic living are the means to purify causality and transcend bondage, even when one must endure results of former actions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; it primarily conveys a dharma-śāstra style principle of karma (cause and result) guiding social outcomes like marriage.