Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months

Tṛtīyā-vrata

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मगौरीप्रसादेन मोदते तत्र संगता । माघशुक्लतृतीयायां पूज्या सौभाग्यसुंदरी ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

brahmagaurīprasādena modate tatra saṃgatā | māghaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ pūjyā saubhāgyasuṃdarī || 59 ||

Translation

ด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งพรหม-คุารี นางย่อมปีติยินดี ณ ที่นั้นพร้อมหมู่สหาย ในวันตฤติยาแห่งปักษ์สว่างเดือนมาฆะ พึงบูชาเทวี ‘เสาภาคยะ-สุนทรี’.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मगौरी-प्रसादेन: by the grace of Brahma-Gaurī
• ब्रह्मगौरी-प्रसादेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मगौरी (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रसाद-शब्दः पुल्लिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मगौर्याः प्रसादः)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संगता: having assembled / gathered
• संगता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (स्त्री-कर्तृवाचक)

• माघ-शुक्ल-तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi) of the bright fortnight of Māgha
• माघ-शुक्ल-तृतीयायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक) + शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-शब्दः स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचनम्; समासः तत्पुरुषः (माघस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य तृतीया)

• पूज्या: to be worshipped
• पूज्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/नीयतुल्य); स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘पूजनीया’

• सौभाग्य-सुंदरी: the auspicious beautiful goddess (Saubhāgya-sundarī)
• सौभाग्य-सुंदरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सुंदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सुंदरी-शब्दः स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (सौभाग्यरूपा/सौभाग्ययुक्ता सुंदरी)

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame, presenting vrata/puja timing and Devī epithet)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Tṛtīyā-vrata (Saubhāgya-sundarī/Brahma-Gaurī worship)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma-Gauri
• Saubhagya-sundari
• Magha (lunar month)
• Shukla Paksha
• Tritiya (tithi)

FAQs

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

It links inner joy and auspicious fortune (saubhāgya) to Devī’s grace, and specifies an exact sacred time—Māgha śukla tṛtīyā—for worship, showing that devotion and right timing together support dharmic well-being.

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

Bhakti is shown as grace-centered: the devotee’s happiness arises ‘by the prasāda’ (favor) of the Goddess, and devotion is expressed through prescribed worship (pūjā) performed on an auspicious tithi.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics in practice—identifying the month (Māgha), pakṣa (śukla), and tithi (tṛtīyā) as the correct ritual window for performing a specific Devī-pūjā.