Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Gaṅgā-māhātmya: Bāhu’s Envy, Defeat, Forest Exile, and Aurva’s Dharmic Consolation
समानीय च सैधांसि चितां कृत्वातिदुःखिता । समारोप्य तमारूढं स्वयं समुपचक्रमे ॥ ४६ ॥
samānīya ca saidhāṃsi citāṃ kṛtvātiduḥkhitā | samāropya tamārūḍhaṃ svayaṃ samupacakrame || 46 ||
அவள் விறகுகளைச் சேர்த்து சிதையை அமைத்தாள்; பேர்துயரால் அவனை அதன்மேல் வைத்துவிட்டு, தானும் அதன்மேல் ஏறி (சிதை-பிரவேச) செயலைத் தொடங்கினாள்।
Narrator (Suta-like Purana narration; specific named speaker not explicit in this single verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It portrays the intensity of human attachment and grief around death, set within a dharma-ritual context (cita/antyeṣṭi), highlighting how worldly sorrow can drive extreme actions.
This verse itself is narrative and ritual-focused rather than explicitly bhakti-focused; indirectly, it contrasts grief-driven action with the steadiness that Vishnu-bhakti and remembrance are said to cultivate in other Narada Purana teachings.
It reflects ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented practice) connected with antyeṣṭi and the construction of a funeral pyre (cita), though no technical Vedanga detail like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa is explicitly stated in this line.