Shloka 65

Pātivratya-kathana

The Narrative of the Pativrata

Devanagari script

संदह्यमानोऽतितरां दिवा रात्रौ स भूरिशः । तस्य गेहे स्थितं वित्तं समादाय जगाम सा ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

saṃdahyamāno'titarāṃ divā rātrau sa bhūriśaḥ | tasya gehe sthitaṃ vittaṃ samādāya jagāma sā || 65 ||

Translation

เขาถูกเผาไหม้ด้วยความแสบร้อนอย่างยิ่งทั้งกลางวันและกลางคืน จนเศรษฐีผู้นั้นทุกข์หนัก; แล้วนางก็เก็บเอาทรัพย์ที่อยู่ในเรือนของเขาและจากไป।

Word by Word

• सन्दह्यमानः: being burnt (in pain)
• सन्दह्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता/experiencer)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + दह् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपदे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive/medioparticiple); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अतितराम्: excessively
• अतितराम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतितर (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of degree)

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (time adverb)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• भूरिशः: greatly/often
• भूरिशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषणार्थे ‘बहुशः’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• गेहे: in the house
• गेहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह/गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्थितम्: kept/lying
• स्थितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (वित्तम्)

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); ‘having taken/collected’; उपसर्ग: सम्-आ-

• जगाम: went away
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within the tirtha/mahatmya account)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna (compassion)

Secondary Rasa: raudra (anger)

FAQs

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

It highlights karmic consequence and the fragility of worldly security: intense suffering can coincide with loss of possessions, showing that wealth without dharma offers no refuge.

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

By contrast, it implies that dependence on wealth and attachment leads to anguish, whereas steadiness in dharma and devotion (especially Vishnu-bhakti emphasized in the Purana) is portrayed as the true safeguard in adversity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is niti (ethical conduct) within grihastha life—guarding against greed, betrayal, and attachment that lead to suffering.