Shloka 49

Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa

Devanagari script

मोहिनीवक्त्रसंभूतो विप्रवाक्योपबृंहितः । धर्मांगदो धर्ममूर्तिः रुक्मागदसुतस्तदा ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

mohinīvaktrasaṃbhūto vipravākyopabṛṃhitaḥ | dharmāṃgado dharmamūrtiḥ rukmāgadasutastadā || 49 ||

Translation

Da wurde Dharmāṅgada geboren—Dharma in leibhaftiger Gestalt—aus Mohinīs Mund hervorgegangen und durch die Worte der Brāhmaṇas gestärkt; damals war er der Sohn Rukmāgadas.

Word by Word

• मोहिनी-वक्त्र-सम्भूतः: born from Mohinī’s mouth
• मोहिनी-वक्त्र-सम्भूतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भूत (कृदन्त; √भू धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘सम्+√भू’ = उत्पन्नः; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मोहिन्याः वक्त्रात् सम्भूतः)

• विप्र-वाक्य-उपबृंहितः: strengthened/endorsed by the Brahmins’ words
• विप्र-वाक्य-उपबृंहितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उपबृंहित (कृदन्त; √बृंह् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘उप+√बृंह्’ = वर्धितः/समर्थितः; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (विप्रवाक्येन उपबृंहितः)

• धर्म-अङ्गदः: Dharmāṅgada (name)
• धर्म-अङ्गदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (धर्मः एव अङ्गदः/धर्मनामकः अङ्गदः)

• धर्म-मूर्तिः: embodiment of dharma
• धर्म-मूर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (धर्मः एव मूर्तिः)

• रुक्मागद-सुतः: son of Rukmāgada
• रुक्मागद-सुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मागद (प्रातिपदिक; नाम) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुक्मागदस्य सुतः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) recounting the lineage within the Tirtha-Mahatmya section

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mohini
• Dharmangada
• Rukmagada
• Vipras (Brahmanas)

FAQs

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

It presents Dharmāṅgada as “Dharma embodied,” teaching that righteous order is not merely a rule but a living principle, made effective through sacred, truth-bearing speech (vipra-vākya) and divine agency (Mohinī).

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

By highlighting divine manifestation and the sanctifying role of brāhmaṇic blessings, it implies that bhakti and dharma are upheld through reverence to the divine and to sacred custodians of mantra and ritual speech.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The stress on vipra-vākya points to disciplined sacred recitation and authoritative utterance—aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (correct form of speech)—as the means by which blessings become spiritually efficacious.