Shloka 56

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

उवाच विबुधान्सर्वान्मोहिनीवरदायिनः । धिगिमां धिग्देवसंघं कर्म धिक्पापसंज्ञितम् ॥ ५६ ॥

Transliteration

uvāca vibudhānsarvānmohinīvaradāyinaḥ | dhigimāṃ dhigdevasaṃghaṃ karma dhikpāpasaṃjñitam || 56 ||

Translation

Mohinī, die betörende Spenderin von Gaben, sprach zu allen Devas: „Pfui darüber! Pfui über diese Schar der Devas! Pfui über diese Tat, als Sünde gebrandmarkt!“

Word by Word

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• विबुधान्: the gods/celestials
• विबुधान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) of ‘विबुधान्’

• मोहिनी-वर-दायिनः: (you) givers of a boon to Mohinī
• मोहिनी-वर-दायिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन; ‘मोहिन्यै वरं ददति’ इति (those who give a boon to Mohinī)

• धिक्: shame! fie!
• धिक्: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिक् (अव्यय)
• Form: निन्दार्थक-अव्यय (interjection of censure)

• इमाम्: this (woman/one)
• इमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धिक्: shame!
• धिक्: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिक् (अव्यय)
• Form: निन्दार्थक-अव्यय

• देव-संघम्: the host of gods
• देव-संघम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां संघः)

• कर्म: the act/deed
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धिक्: shame!
• धिक्: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिक् (अव्यय)
• Form: निन्दार्थक-अव्यय

• पाप-संज्ञितम्: called sinful
• पाप-संज्ञितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञित (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा/√ज्ञप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle) ‘संज्ञित’ = ‘called’; विशेषण of ‘कर्म’

Speaker

Mohinī

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic accountability: even devas can be censured when an action is ethically flawed, and “karma” is judged by its moral quality (pāpa/puṇya), not by status.

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

By condemning a sinful deed, the verse indirectly reinforces that true Vishnu-bhakti aligns with dharma—devotion is not merely ritual or power, but purity of intention and righteous conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily ethical (dharma–nīti) rather than technical Vedāṅga instruction; its practical takeaway is discernment in action—evaluating karma by dharmic standards (pāpa-saṃjñā) before performing rites.