Shloka 27

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Devanagari script

पुण्यं प्राप्नोति विपुलं गतिमिष्टां च मोहिनि । तस्य नामानि वक्ष्यामि सप्रमाणं युगे युगे ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

puṇyaṃ prāpnoti vipulaṃ gatimiṣṭāṃ ca mohini | tasya nāmāni vakṣyāmi sapramāṇaṃ yuge yuge || 27 ||

Translation

يا موهِني، ينال المرء ثوابًا عظيمًا ويبلغ أيضًا المقام الروحي المرغوب. والآن سأذكر أسماءه مع الدليل المعتبر، في كل يوجا بعد يوجا.

Word by Word

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: विधेय (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘प्र-’

• विपुलम्: abundant, great
• विपुलम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘पुण्यम्’)

• गतिम्: destination, state
• गतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इष्टाम्: desired
• इष्टाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त; इष् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-क्त (PPP) ‘desired’; विशेषण (qualifying ‘गतिम्’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• मोहिनि: O Mohinī
• मोहिनि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of that (one)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• वक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• वक्ष्यामि: विधेय (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• स-प्रमाणम्: with proof/authority
• स-प्रमाणम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपपद) + प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स-’ = सह (with); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as an adverbial accusative: ‘with authority/evidence’)

• युगे: in an age
• युगे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• युगे: in each age
• युगे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for distributive sense)

Speaker

Narada (narrating/teaching within Uttara-Bhaga’s mahatmya-style discourse; addressing Mohinī)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mohini

FAQs

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

It links practice to two results—vast puṇya and attainment of the sought-after gati—and then frames the next teaching as “names with pramāṇa,” i.e., devotion anchored in scriptural authority across yugas.

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

By promising iṣṭa-gati through engagement with sacred names and by emphasizing sa-pramāṇa (authorized tradition), it presents bhakti as both heartfelt remembrance and textually grounded worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Pramāṇa points to disciplined reliance on śāstra and tradition; practically, it supports correct recitation and transmission of nāma-lists (a Vyākaraṇa/Śikṣā-aligned concern for accurate wording and pronunciation).