Shloka 53

Mohinī-prashna

The Question about Mohinī

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीप्रश्नो नाम चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīpraśno nāma caturviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 24 ||

Translation

So endet das vierundzwanzigste Kapitel, genannt „Die Frage nach Mohinī“, im Uttara-bhāga (späteren Teil) des Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसंहारार्थक अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• श्री: venerable / auspicious
• श्री: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; honorific prefix used adjectivally

• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: in the Uttara-bhāga (later part) of the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + नारदीय + पुराण + उत्तर + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-समासः (ग्रन्थ-स्थाननिर्देशः)

• मोहिनीप्रश्नः: (the chapter titled) ‘Mohinī’s question’
• मोहिनीप्रश्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी + प्रश्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मोहिन्याः प्रश्नः)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक अव्यय (indeclinable indicating name)

• चतुर्विंशः: twenty-fourth
• चतुर्विंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्विंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; ordinal adjective ‘twenty-fourth’

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (colophon marker; not part of the dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mohini
• Narada

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse that formally seals the chapter, preserving textual integrity and signaling the completion of the Mohinī-related teaching unit within the Uttara-bhāga.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not stated here; however, by naming the chapter topic (Mohinī), it frames the preceding narrative—typically used in Purāṇas to highlight Viṣṇu’s līlā and the devotional lessons drawn from it.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga technique is taught in this colophon; it reflects Purāṇic textual convention (adhyāya-nāma and numbering) used for accurate recitation, citation, and archival referencing.