Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

कस्मात्त्वमनृती भूप भविष्यसि महीतले । सकोषरत्ननिचये गजाश्वरथसंयुते ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

kasmāttvamanṛtī bhūpa bhaviṣyasi mahītale | sakoṣaratnanicaye gajāśvarathasaṃyute || 74 ||

Translation

O König, warum willst du auf Erden zum Sprecher der Unwahrheit werden, obwohl du Schatzkammern und Berge von Juwelen besitzt und mit Elefanten, Pferden und Wagen ausgerüstet bist?

Word by Word

• कस्मात्: from what cause?/why
• कस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun stem (किम्)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अनृती: untruthful/liar
• अनृती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनृतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying त्वम्)

• भूप: O king
• भूप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• भविष्यसि: you will become
• भविष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महीतले: on the earth’s surface
• महीतले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समास: मही + तल (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• स-कोष-रत्न-निचये: in (a realm) with a treasury and heaps of jewels
• स-कोष-रत्न-निचये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोष + रत्न + निचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समास: कोषरत्ननिचय (तत्पुरुष: कोषे रत्नानां निचयः), उपपद-पूर्वक ‘स-’ (सहित)

• गज-अश्व-रथ-संयुते: equipped with elephants, horses, and chariots
• गज-अश्व-रथ-संयुते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गज + अश्व + रथ + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समास: गजाश्वरथ (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) + संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, past participle)

Speaker

Sage Narada (in dialogue setting; admonitory/questioning tone)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It warns that external prosperity—treasure, jewels, and royal power—has no spiritual worth if one abandons satya (truth); untruth corrodes dharma and leads to inner and social downfall.

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

Bhakti in the Puranic sense is grounded in purity of conduct; truthfulness supports sincerity in worship and vows, whereas falsehood makes devotion performative and weakens one’s eligibility for divine grace.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedanga is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (satya) as a prerequisite for effective mantra, vrata, and tirtha practices described in the Uttara-Bhaga.