Shloka 7

The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

पुराणोक्तां च शुश्राव अशून्यशयनव्रतम् । चतुर्भिः पारणैर्यस्य निष्पत्तिस्तु विधीयते ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

purāṇoktāṃ ca śuśrāva aśūnyaśayanavratam | caturbhiḥ pāraṇairyasya niṣpattistu vidhīyate || 7 ||

Translation

وسمع أيضًا، كما ورد في البورانات، عن نذرٍ يُدعى «أشونياشَيَنَ» (Aśūnyaśayana)؛ وقد شُرِع إتمامُه على الوجه الصحيح بأربعِ مراتٍ من «بارانا» (pāraṇā) أي طقوسِ ختامِ النذر.

Word by Word

• पुराण-उक्ताम्: told in the Purāṇa
• पुराण-उक्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त; वच् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कथाम्’ (पूर्वश्लोकानुसारेण) इति विशेषण; पुराणे उक्ता

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शुश्राव: heard
• शुश्राव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘he heard’

• अ-शून्य-शयन-व्रतम्: the vow called ‘Aśūnyaśayana’
• अ-शून्य-शयन-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ (निषेध) + शून्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शयन (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘अशून्यशयनव्रत’ = शून्यं शयनं न यस्य/शयने अशून्यता-सम्बद्धं व्रतम् (vow of not leaving the bed empty)

• चतुर्भिः: with four
• चतुर्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘पारणैः’ इति विशेषण

• पारणैः: by (means of) the concluding rites
• पारणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘पारण’ = व्रतसमापनकर्म (concluding rite/fast-breaking)

• यस्य: of which/whose
• यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘अशून्यशयनव्रतस्य’ इति सम्बन्धे

• निष्पत्तिः: completion/fulfillment
• निष्पत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्तृ/Subject), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• विधीयते: is prescribed
• विधीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि भावे ‘is prescribed/is enjoined’

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana’s account; teaching framed through the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Aśūnyaśayana-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that a vrata is not merely undertaken but must be properly ‘completed’ (niṣpatti) according to scriptural procedure—here, by performing the prescribed pāraṇā rites—so the observance becomes spiritually efficacious.

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

By grounding devotion in disciplined observance: Purāṇic bhakti is expressed through regulated vows dedicated to the deity, where correct conclusion (pāraṇā) safeguards the integrity of the devotional act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and timing—pāraṇā is a technical element of vrata-vidhi (aligned with kalā/auspicious time and rule-based completion), reflecting applied dharma-śāstra style discipline rather than grammar or astrology explicitly in this verse.