Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

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

Tṛtīyā-vrata

Devanagari script

चैत्रशुक्लतृतीयायां गौरीं कृत्वा सभर्तृकाम् । सौवर्णा राजतीं वापि ताम्नीं वा मृण्ययीं द्विज ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

caitraśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ gaurīṃ kṛtvā sabhartṛkām | sauvarṇā rājatīṃ vāpi tāmnīṃ vā mṛṇyayīṃ dvija || 2 ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc nhị sinh, vào ngày Tṛtīyā của nửa tháng sáng Caitra, nên tạo tượng Gaurī cùng với phu quân của Ngài—bằng vàng, hoặc bạc, hoặc đồng, hay bằng đất sét.

Word by Word

• चैत्र-शुक्ल-तृतीयायाम्: on the bright third of Caitra
• चैत्र-शुक्ल-तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; कालाधिकरणम्: ‘on the bright-third (tithi) of Caitra’

• गौरीम्: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• गौरीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive) ‘having made’

• स-भर्तृकाम्: together with (her) husband
• स-भर्तृकाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + भर्तृक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘with (her) husband’ (lit. ‘having a husband’)

• सौवर्णाम्: made of gold
• सौवर्णाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘golden’ (agreeing with गौरीम्)

• रजतीम्: made of silver
• रजतीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रजती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘silver(-made)’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle) ‘or’

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-शब्दः ‘also/even’ (here with वा = ‘or else’)

• ताम्नीम्: made of copper
• ताम्नीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘made of copper’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक ‘or’

• मृण्मयीम्: made of clay
• मृण्मयीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृण्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘earthen, made of clay’

• द्विज: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Caitra-śukla Tṛtīyā Gaurī-vrata (saubhāgya-oriented; implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Gauri
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes a tithi-based observance in which Gaurī is worshipped together with Śiva, emphasizing auspicious timing (Caitra śukla tṛtīyā) and reverent preparation of a consecrated form for devotion.

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

By directing the devotee to create and worship a sacred image of Gaurī with her consort, the verse highlights embodied devotional practice—bhakti expressed through disciplined ritual (pūjā) and reverence to the divine couple.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It uses calendrical/astronomical timing through the lunar tithi (tṛtīyā in the bright half of Caitra), reflecting applied Jyotiṣa-style ritual scheduling commonly used in Purāṇic vrata-vidhi.