Shloka 7

The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

माग्रहं कुरु वामोरु कथंचिदपि भूपतिः । नास्वादयति पापान्न संप्राप्ते हरिवासरे ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

māgrahaṃ kuru vāmoru kathaṃcidapi bhūpatiḥ | nāsvādayati pāpānna saṃprāpte harivāsare || 7 ||

Translation

O du Schenkelholde, dränge nicht: Unter keinen Umständen kostet ein König sündhafte Speise, wenn der Harivāsara, der heilige Tag Haris (Ekādaśī), gekommen ist.

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: निषेध (Prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle) — used with imperative

• आग्रहम्: insistence
• आग्रहम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'insistence/obstinacy'

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद — 'do/make'

• वाम-ऊरु: O fair-thighed one
• वाम-ऊरु: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (वामा ऊरुः यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — epithet used in address

• कथंचित्: somehow
• कथंचित्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'somehow/by any means'

• अपि: even
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) — 'even/also'

• भूपतिः: the king
• भूपतिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'king'

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• आस्वादयति: tastes
• आस्वादयति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — 'tastes/eats'

• पाप-अन्नम्: sinful food
• पाप-अन्नम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (पापं अन्नम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'sinful food'

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) has come / upon arrival of
• संप्राप्ते: सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (Locative absolute-like time condition)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) used locatively; पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन — 'when (it) has arrived/when it is'

• हरि-वासरे: on Hari’s day (Ekādaśī)
• हरि-वासरे: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: हरेः वासरः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — 'on Hari’s day (Ekādaśī)'

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Ekādaśī/Harivāra context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Harivāsara (Ekādaśī)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Ekādaśī (Harivāra) as Hari’s sacred day, where restraint in food is a direct act of dharma and devotion, protecting one from the spiritual harm of pāpānna (impure/sin-producing consumption).

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

Bhakti here is expressed through vrata-observance: honoring Viṣṇu’s day by disciplined conduct, especially purity in eating, showing reverence through self-control rather than mere speech.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual discipline) is implied: vrata-niyamas regarding āhāra (dietary rules) on Ekādaśī/Harivāra, stressing correct observance and avoidance of prohibited food.