Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा मोहिनीवाक्यं वसुः सर्वपुराणवित् । माहात्म्यं कथयामास गंगायाः पापनाशनम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

tacchrutvā mohinīvākyaṃ vasuḥ sarvapurāṇavit | māhātmyaṃ kathayāmāsa gaṃgāyāḥ pāpanāśanam || 7 ||

Translation

সেই মোহিনী বাক্য শুনে, সর্বপুরাণবিদ্ বসু গঙ্গার পাপ-নাশক মাহাত্ম্য বর্ণনা করতে শুরু করলেন।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य-निर्देश (that)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: हेतु (कारण/Hetu)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), धातु: श्रु

• मोहिनीवाक्यम्: the words of Mohinī
• मोहिनीवाक्यम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मोहिन्याः वाक्यम्

• वसुः: Vasu
• वसुः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वपुराणवित्: knower of all Purāṇas
• सर्वपुराणवित्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पुराण + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ: सर्वेषां पुराणानां वित् (knower)

• माहात्म्यम्: the greatness
• माहात्म्यम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कथयामास: narrated/told
• कथयामास: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; कथयामास = कथय् + आमास (periphrastic perfect usage)

• गंगायाः: of the Ganga
• गंगायाः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पापनाशनम्: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पापस्य नाशनम्

Speaker

Suta (narrator) introducing Vasu’s discourse (Ganga Mahatmya section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"An ‘enchanting’ prompt leads to the formal commencement of Gaṅgā’s māhātmya narration."}

Characters & Entities

• Vasu
• Ganga
• Mohini (as an epithet: mohinī-vākya)

FAQs

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

It marks the formal beginning of the Gaṅgā Māhātmya: the text frames Gaṅgā as pāpa-nāśinī (sin-destroying) and authorizes the teaching through Vasu, a recognized Purāṇa-knower.

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

Bhakti here is implied through śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (narration) of a sacred glory: listening to and recounting Gaṅgā’s māhātmya becomes a devotional act that purifies the heart and supports dharmic living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; it functions as an anuvāda-style narrative cue establishing pramāṇa (authority) for an upcoming tīrtha-māhātmya and its associated ritual benefits.