Shloka 47

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

हृत्पंकजसमासीनं तेजोरूपंसनातनम् । तस्मिँल्लयमनुप्राप्ते किं नु मे जीविते फलम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

hṛtpaṃkajasamāsīnaṃ tejorūpaṃsanātanam | tasmiṃllayamanuprāpte kiṃ nu me jīvite phalam || 47 ||

Translation

Wenn der Ewige—dessen Gestalt reines Leuchten ist und der auf dem Lotus des Herzens thront—sich in Auflösung zurückgezogen hat (aus meinem Gewahrsein), welchen Wert, welche Frucht kann mein Leben noch haben?

Word by Word

• हृत्-पङ्कज-समासीनम्: seated in the heart-lotus
• हृत्-पङ्कज-समासीनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक) + समासीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (locative determinative): हृत्पङ्कजे समासीनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त: सम् + आ + √सद् (धातु) + क्त (PPP)

• तेजः-रूपम्: of radiant form
• तेजः-रूपम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: तेज एव रूपम् (whose form is radiance); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that (state/being)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• लयम्: dissolution/absorption
• लयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अनुप्राप्ते: when (it is) attained/when absorption has occurred
• अनुप्राप्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + प्र + आप् (धातु) → अनुप्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP): √आप् + क्त; सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) with तस्मिन्

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• नु: indeed/then (interrogative)
• नु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative/emphatic particle)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; enclitic form

• जीविते: in (this) life
• जीविते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (devotional reflection in dialogue tradition attributed to Narada’s instruction stream)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Atman
• Paramatman
• Hridaya-kamala (heart-lotus)

FAQs

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

It expresses intense longing for direct inner presence of the Eternal Divine in the heart; if that presence is lost in laya/withdrawal from awareness, worldly life feels purposeless—highlighting bhakti-driven vairagya and the primacy of inner realization.

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

Bhakti here is not merely external worship but heart-centered remembrance: the Lord is envisioned as seated in the heart-lotus as radiant and eternal, and the devotee measures life’s value by unbroken inner connection (smaraṇa/dhyāna).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is yogic-dhyana application—steady heart-focus (hridaya-dharana) and contemplative absorption (laya) as a discipline supporting moksha.