Shloka 83

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीचरिते पञ्चविंशोऽध्यायः ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīcarite pañcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 25 ||

Translation

So endet das fünfundzwanzigste Kapitel „Der Bericht über Mohinī“ im Uttara-bhāga (dem späteren Teil) des verehrten Bṛhan-Nāradīya-Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/closure particle: thus)

• श्री: venerable/holy
• श्री: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (honorific prefix in compound)

• बृहन्: great
• बृहन्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन (as first member: great)

• नारदीय: of Narada
• नारदीय: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तद्धितान्त-विशेषण (derived from नारद); समासे अङ्ग (as member)

• पुराण: Purana
• पुराण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• उत्तरभागे: in the latter part
• उत्तरभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (locative); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुराणस्य उत्तरः भागः)

• मोहिनी: Mohinī
• मोहिनी: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• चरिते: in the account (of Mohinī)
• चरिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (locative); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मोहिन्याः चरितम्)

• पञ्चविंशः: twenty-fifth
• पञ्चविंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चविंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; संख्यावाचक-द्विगु (25th)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (nominative)

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (colophon statement)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the formal completion of Adhyaya 25; its significance is textual—authenticating the section (Uttara-bhāga) and the chapter theme (Mohinī-carita) for accurate recitation and preservation.

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

It does not directly teach bhakti doctrine; rather, it frames the Mohinī narrative as a completed unit within the Purāṇa, helping devotees and reciters locate and study the devotional and theological teachings contained in that chapter.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects textual organization and recitational discipline (a practical aspect of Purāṇic transmission): clear sectioning by adhyāya, which supports accurate chanting, citation, and archival cataloging (useful alongside śikṣā and vyākaraṇa for correct preservation).