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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83

Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites

विवाहे चैव संवृत्ते चतुर्थेऽहनिरात्रिषु । एकत्वं सा व्रजेद्भर्तुः पिण्डे गोत्रे च सूतके ॥ ८३ ॥

vivāhe caiva saṃvṛtte caturthe'hanirātriṣu | ekatvaṃ sā vrajedbhartuḥ piṇḍe gotre ca sūtake || 83 ||

వివాహం విధివిధానంగా పూర్తైన తరువాత నాల్గవ రోజు-రాత్రిలో భార్య భర్తతో ఏకత్వాన్ని పొందుతుంది—పిండం, గోత్రం మరియు సూతకంలోనూ ఆమె అతనితోనే భాగస్వామినిగా భావించబడుతుంది।

vivāhein the marriage (rite)
vivāhe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvivāha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (समुच्चय/अन्वाचय)
evaindeed/just
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण)
saṃvṛttehaving occurred/being completed
saṃvṛtte:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam√vṛt (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त, क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with vivāhe
caturtheon the fourth
caturthe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootcaturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with ahani
ahaniday
ahani:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootahan (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
rātriṣuin the nights
rātriṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootrātri (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)
ekatvamoneness/unity
ekatvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootekatva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
she
:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
vrajetshould go/attain
vrajet:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vraj (धातु)
FormOptative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
bhartuḥof (her) husband
bhartuḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
piṇḍein the piṇḍa (funeral offering/body-lump)
piṇḍe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpiṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
gotrein the lineage/clan
gotre:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootgotra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय)
sūtakein the impurity period (after birth/death)
sūtake:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsūtaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

It establishes the dharmic unity of husband and wife after marriage—she is ritually integrated into his lineage (gotra) and ancestral-oblation system (piṇḍa), sharing corresponding duties and restrictions.

Indirectly: it defines household dharma and ritual purity, which support a stable gṛhastha life where daily worship, vows, and service to Bhagavan can be practiced without transgressing dharmic boundaries.

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and dharma-vidhi are highlighted—specifically saṃskāra timing, gotra affiliation, piṇḍa obligations, and sūtaka/aśauca observances.