Shloka 70

Pātivratya-kathana

The Narrative of the Pativrata

Devanagari script

दिवाकीर्तिगृहे तस्माद्योनिं प्राप्स्यामि गर्हिताम् । तवापमानतो देवि मनो न कलुषीकृतम् ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

divākīrtigṛhe tasmādyoniṃ prāpsyāmi garhitām | tavāpamānato devi mano na kaluṣīkṛtam || 70 ||

Translation

因此，在提婆吉尔蒂之家，我将得受为人所讥的出生；然而，女神啊，你加于我的羞辱并未玷污我的心。

Word by Word

• दिवाकीर्तिगृहे: in Divākīrti’s house
• दिवाकीर्तिगृहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = दिवाकीर्तेः गृहं (in the house of Divākīrti)

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-शब्दः हेत्वर्थे/अपादानार्थे (ablatival adverbial use: 'therefore/from that')

• योनिम्: a womb/birth
• योनिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• प्राप्स्यामि: I shall attain
• प्राप्स्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• गर्हिताम्: blameworthy/despised
• गर्हिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्हित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from गर्ह् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; qualifies योनिम्

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपमानतः: from (your) insult
• अपमानतः: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-अर्थे तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from/owing to insult')

• देवि: O lady!
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• कलुषीकृतम्: made impure/tainted
• कलुषीकृतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलुषी + कृ (धातु)
• Form: नामधातु/कृदन्त-रूप (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; predicate adjective to मनः

Speaker

Unspecified (a male devotee/character addressing Devī within the Adhyāya’s narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: karuna (compassion)

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Divākīrti

FAQs

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

It highlights that karmic consequence (a “garhitā yoni”) may still manifest, yet spiritual worth is measured by the mind’s purity and steadiness, not by social honor or insult.

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

Bhakti is shown as inner steadfastness: even when dishonored, the devotee refuses to let the heart become kaluṣa (tainted), maintaining reverence and composure toward the divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical takeaway aligned with Dharma-śāstra reasoning (often supported by Vyākaraṇa-based precision of terms like kaluṣa/śuddhi) is the emphasis on antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi—inner purity—as the basis for right conduct, beyond external status.