Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

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

Tṛtīyā-vrata

Devanagari script

एवं कृतव्रता नारी भुक्त्वा भोगान्मनोरमान् । व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावेण गौरीसहचरीभवेत् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtavratā nārī bhuktvā bhogānmanoramān | vratasyāsya prabhāveṇa gaurīsahacarībhavet || 33 ||

Translation

如是，女子若如法修持此誓戒，先得享受悦意殊妙之乐；复以此戒之威力，终成高丽（帕尔瓦蒂）之侍伴。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus)

• कृतव्रता: one who has performed the vow
• कृतव्रता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातोः क्त) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—कृतं व्रतं यया सा

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having enjoyed/eaten’

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• मनोरमान्: delightful/pleasing
• मनोरमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘भोगान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• व्रतस्य: of the vow
• व्रतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of this’

• प्रभावेण: by the power/effect
• प्रभावेण: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन

• गौरी-सहचरी: a companion of Gaurī
• गौरी-सहचरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक) + सहचरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—गौर्याः सहचरी (companion of Gaurī)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hāritālaka-vrata (implied by continuity)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Gauri
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It states the phala (fruit) of faithful vrata-observance: the devotee gains auspicious enjoyments and, through the vow’s spiritual potency, attains proximity to the divine feminine as Gaurī’s companion.

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

By presenting the vow as a devotion-filled discipline whose power grants divine association, the verse highlights bhakti expressed through regulated practice (vrata) leading to nearness to the deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is implied rather than a specific Vedanga: the verse functions as a phala-shruti used in vrata-kalpa (vow procedure), reinforcing how prescribed observances are linked to stated results in Dharma-oriented practice.