Shloka 55

Saṃdhyāvalī-ākhyāna

Mohinī-parīkṣā; Dvādaśī-vrata-mahattva

Devanagari script

अंतःपुरं यत्र भार्या विशालाक्षी समास्थिता । तमागतं समालोक्य पतिं धर्मपरायणा ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

aṃtaḥpuraṃ yatra bhāryā viśālākṣī samāsthitā | tamāgataṃ samālokya patiṃ dharmaparāyaṇā || 55 ||

Translation

在内宫之中，那位大眼的妻子端坐其间；见丈夫到来，她以奉持法为志，凝望着他。

Word by Word

• antaḥpuram: inner apartments
• antaḥpuram: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antaḥpura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st) or Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; here as locus/topic with yatra → Prathamā sense

• yatra: where
• yatra: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (यत्र अव्यय)
• Form: Relative locative adverb (सम्बन्ध-देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (भार्या प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• viśāla-akṣī: wide-eyed
• viśāla-akṣī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣi (अक्षि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय: viśāle akṣiṇī yasyāḥ), Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; qualifies bhāryā

• samāsthitā: was seated
• samāsthitā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past participle, Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; ‘was seated/was staying’

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• āgatam: arrived
• āgatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past participle, Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; qualifies tam

• samālokya: having seen
• samālokya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√lok (लोक्/दृश् अर्थे धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable; ‘having seen’

• patim: husband
• patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (पति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• dharma-parāyaṇā: devoted to dharma
• dharma-parāyaṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष: dharme parāyaṇā), Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; qualifies bhāryā

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Uttara-Bhāga tirtha-māhātmya narration; exact speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It highlights dharma as a lived virtue: the wife’s righteous disposition (dharmaparāyaṇā) frames the home as a place where ethical duty and sacred order are upheld through conduct.

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

Though not naming a deity, it models bhakti through faithful, dharma-rooted relationship and service; in Purāṇic ethics, steadfast righteousness in one’s role supports devotion and spiritual merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma in gṛhastha-life—right conduct and fidelity as the foundation for ritual and spiritual life.