Shloka 60

Pātivratya-kathana

The Narrative of the Pativrata

Devanagari script

आचरद्वेश्यया सार्द्धं सा भार्या पतिरंजिनी । प्रक्षालनं द्वयोः पादौ द्वयोरुच्छिष्टभोजिनी ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

ācaradveśyayā sārddhaṃ sā bhāryā patiraṃjinī | prakṣālanaṃ dvayoḥ pādau dvayorucchiṣṭabhojinī || 60 ||

Translation

सा भार्या पतिरञ्जिनी वेश्यया सार्धम् आचरत्। उभयोः पादौ प्रक्षालयत्, उभयोः उच्छिष्टं भुञ्जाना चाभवत्॥

Word by Word

• आचरत्: practised/did
• आचरत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√चर् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वेश्यया: with the courtesan
• वेश्यया: Sahakarana (सहकारण/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (prepositional adverb)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to सा

• पति-रञ्जिनी: pleasing her husband
• पति-रञ्जिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + रञ्जिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; ‘पतिं रञ्जयति’—agentive adjective), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifying भार्या

• प्रक्षालनम्: washing
• प्रक्षालनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-√क्षल् (धातु)
• Form: ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त (action noun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here as object/complement of आचरत्

• द्वयोः: of the two
• द्वयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचनार्थे (dual sense)

• पादौ: feet (two)
• पादौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; here as object of washing

• द्वयोः: of the two
• द्वयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचनार्थे (dual sense)

• उच्छिष्ट-भोजिनी: eating leftovers
• उच्छिष्ट-भोजिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; उच्छिष्टं भोजयति/भुङ्क्ते), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifying सा/भार्या

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within a didactic account; exact interlocutor not specified in the provided excerpt)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It highlights an extreme model of service and self-effacement, portraying how attachment to pleasing another can lead one to acts of deep submission; the verse functions as a moral illustration within dharma-discourse rather than a universal prescription.

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

Indirectly, it contrasts worldly appeasement with the ideal direction of devotion—service (seva) becomes spiritually elevating when offered to Bhagavan (often Vishnu in Narada Purana), not when driven by mere social or sensual compulsion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (such as Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Shiksha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical conduct (niti/dharma) expressed through service and household behavior.