Shloka 7

Pātivratya-kathana

The Narrative of the Pativrata

Devanagari script

मया चापि प्रतिज्ञातं स्वदक्षिणकरान्वितम् । सेयं भार्या विशालाक्षी कृता भूधरमस्तके ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

mayā cāpi pratijñātaṃ svadakṣiṇakarānvitam | seyaṃ bhāryā viśālākṣī kṛtā bhūdharamastake || 7 ||

Translation

నేనూ నా దక్షిణతో కూడిన ఈ ప్రతిజ్ఞను చేశాను. ఈ విశాలాక్షి స్త్రీని పర్వతశిఖరంపై నా భార్యగా స్థాపించాను.

Word by Word

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात/अव्यय), emphatic/additive

• pratijñātam: promised
• pratijñātam: Karma (कर्म/Object; ‘promised’ thing)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√jñā (धातु) + -ta (कृत्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• sva-dakṣiṇa-kara-anvitam: endowed with (my) own right hand (as pledge)
• sva-dakṣiṇa-kara-anvitam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of pratijñātam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (तत्पुरुष): ‘own-right-hand-endowed’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• iyam: this (woman)
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to sā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• viśālākṣī: wide-eyed
• viśālākṣī: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of bhāryā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣī/akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय): ‘wide-eyed’; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtā: placed/made
• kṛtā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; ‘she’ as ‘made/placed’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + -ta (कृत्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhūdhara-mastake: on the mountain-top
• bhūdhara-mastake: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūdhara (प्रातिपदिक) + mastaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष): ‘mountain-top/head’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narrator within the Tirtha-Mahatmya (Uttara-Bhaga); specific named speaker not explicit from this single shloka

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It highlights dharma through a solemn pratijñā (vow) that is validated by dakṣiṇā—showing that sacred commitments are completed with proper offerings and responsible action.

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

In the Tirtha-Mahatmya style, devotion is expressed through vowed conduct and sanctified life-events; the verse frames personal decisions (like marriage) as actions performed with ritual propriety in a sacred setting.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to kalpa/ritual discipline via the idea of dakṣiṇā—an essential component of Vedic rites and dharmic observances, ensuring that a vow is not merely spoken but duly completed.