Shloka 58

Pātivratya-kathana

The Narrative of the Pativrata

Devanagari script

सपत्नी या सपत्न्यास्तुःशुश्रूषां कुरुते सदा । भर्तुरिष्टां संनिरीक्ष्य तस्या लोकोऽक्षयो भवेत् ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

sapatnī yā sapatnyāstuḥśuśrūṣāṃ kurute sadā | bharturiṣṭāṃ saṃnirīkṣya tasyā loko'kṣayo bhavet || 58 ||

Translation

ภรรยาผู้ใดปรนนิบัติภรรยาอีกคนของสามีอยู่เสมอ และประพฤติตามสิ่งที่สามีโปรด ย่อมได้โลกสวรรค์อันไม่เสื่อมสลาย

Word by Word

• सपत्नी: a co-wife
• सपत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• या: who
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to सपत्नी

• सपत्न्याः: of the co-wife
• सपत्न्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), contrast/emphasis

• शुश्रूषाम्: service/attendance
• शुश्रूषाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुश्रूषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुरुते: does/performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• भर्तुः: of the husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इष्टाम्: the beloved (wife)
• इष्टाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here ‘beloved (wife)’

• संनिरीक्ष्य: having regarded/considered
• संनिरीक्ष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-नि-√ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having looked at/considered’

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकः: world/realm
• लोकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अक्षयः: imperishable
• अक्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective qualifying लोकः

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching in dialogue tradition associated with Sanatkumara lineages)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches that selfless service, restraint, and prioritizing dharmic harmony in family life generate lasting merit, described here as attaining an “imperishable realm” (akṣaya-loka).

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

While not explicitly naming a deity, it frames devotion as lived dharma—service (seva), humility, and acting for another’s welfare—qualities that support a bhakti-oriented life by purifying intention and reducing rivalry.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Vyākaraṇa-related clarity of dharma terms: śuśrūṣā (attentive service) and akṣaya (imperishable) specify the ethical act and its fruit; no direct Jyotiṣa/ritual procedure is stated in this verse.