Shloka 62

Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra

Devanagari script

समंगीकरणं कर्म विवाहे तु विधीयते । स्त्रीपुंसोर्द्विजसंस्कारे निर्दिष्टं गुरुशिष्ययोः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

samaṃgīkaraṇaṃ karma vivāhe tu vidhīyate | strīpuṃsordvijasaṃskāre nirdiṣṭaṃ guruśiṣyayoḥ || 62 ||

Translation

Ang ritwal na tinatawag na “samaṅgīkaraṇa” ay itinakda para sa pag-aasawa. Sa saṃskāra ng isang dvija (dalawang ulit na isinilang), ito’y iniuutos para sa babae at lalaki, na malinaw na itinatakda sa ugnayan ng guro at alagad.

Word by Word

• समङ्गीकरणम्: unification / making into one
• समङ्गीकरणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-आङ्-गम्/गम् (धातु) → समङ्गीकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; action noun ‘making into one body/union’

• कर्म: rite/act
• कर्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; in apposition to समङ्गीकरणम्

• विवाहे: in marriage
• विवाहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

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

• विधीयते: is prescribed
• विधीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग: ‘is prescribed/ordained’

• स्त्रीपुंसोः: of the woman and the man
• स्त्रीपुंसोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री + पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग द्वन्द्व-समास, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of woman and man’

• द्विजसंस्कारे: in the rite of the twice-born
• द्विजसंस्कारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + संस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘द्विजस्य संस्कारे’

• निर्दिष्टम्: is specified
• निर्दिष्टम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is specified’

• गुरुशिष्ययोः: of the teacher and the student
• गुरुशिष्ययोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग द्वन्द्व-समास, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of teacher and student’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a dharma/saṃskāra-ritual context, framed in guru–śiṣya instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It frames key life-rites (saṃskāras) as dharmic acts performed under scriptural injunction, emphasizing that union and consecration are not merely social events but sanctifying rites guided by tradition.

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

Indirectly: by locating marriage and initiation within prescribed sacred rites, it supports a life ordered by dharma—an essential foundation in Purāṇic practice for steady devotion and disciplined worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and saṃskāra-framework knowledge (kalpa-oriented practice): it points to specific named rites and their correct application, especially as taught through the guru–śiṣya system.