Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

एतच्छौचं विडुत्सर्गे गंधलेपापनुत्तये । एतच्छौचं गृहस्थस्य द्विगुणं ब्रह्मचारिणाम् ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

etacchaucaṃ viḍutsarge gaṃdhalepāpanuttaye | etacchaucaṃ gṛhasthasya dviguṇaṃ brahmacāriṇām || 14 ||

Translation

قضائے حاجت کے بعد بدبو اور چپکی ہوئی ناپاکی دور کرنے کے لیے یہی طہارت کا طریقہ بتایا گیا ہے۔ یہ گِرہستھ کے لیے معیار ہے؛ برہماچاریوں کو اسے دوگنا بجا لانا چاہیے॥۱۴॥

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• śaucam: purification/cleansing
• śaucam: Karma/Viṣaya (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śauca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• viṭ-utsarge: in defecation
• viṭ-utsarge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + utsarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘excretion of feces’

• gandha-lepa-apanuttaye: for removing odor and smear
• gandha-lepa-apanuttaye: Sampradāna/Purpose (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + lepa (प्रातिपदिक) + apanutti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); purpose (प्रयोजन) compound: ‘for removal of smell and smear’

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śaucam: cleansing (measure)
• śaucam: Karma/Viṣaya (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śauca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• gṛhasthasya: of a householder
• gṛhasthasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛhastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dviguṇam: twofold/double
• dviguṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dviguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

• brahmacāriṇām: of brahmacārins (students)
• brahmacāriṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dharma/ācāra section)

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 bodily cleanliness (śauca) as a dharmic discipline: removing odor and physical impurity supports inner purity, self-control, and fitness for japa, pūjā, and study.

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

By insisting on śauca as a prerequisite for worship, it supports bhakti indirectly: a clean, disciplined body-mind becomes a proper vessel for steady remembrance of Bhagavān during daily rites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights kalpa/ācāra (ritual conduct and rules of purity): practical standards for post-evacuation cleanliness, with stricter observance prescribed for brahmacārins.