Shloka 7

The Account of Mohinī

Mohinī-upākhyāna

Devanagari script

त्वया यतस्ततो भुंक्ष्व कृतकर्मफलं त्विह । प्रजाहितं स्थिरप्रज्ञं महेंद्रवरुणोपमम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

tvayā yatastato bhuṃkṣva kṛtakarmaphalaṃ tviha | prajāhitaṃ sthiraprajñaṃ maheṃdravaruṇopamam || 7 ||

Translation

Darum genieße hier die Frucht der von dir vollbrachten Taten — woher sie auch kommen mag —, standhaft im Verständnis und dem Wohl des Volkes hingegeben, Mahendra (Indra) und Varuṇa gleich.

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम); तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — “by you”

• यतः: since / from where
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/कारणार्थक अव्यय (relative adverb) — “from where/whence; since”

• ततः: therefore / from that
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) — “therefore/from that”

• भुङ्क्ष्व: experience (enjoy/suffer)
• भुङ्क्ष्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — “enjoy/experience!”

• कृत-कर्म-फलम्: fruit of performed actions
• कृत-कर्म-फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु + क्त) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतस्य कर्मणः फलम् / कृतकर्मणः फलम्) — “fruit of (one’s) done deeds”

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb) — “here (in this world/this place)”

• प्रजाहितम्: beneficial to the people
• प्रजाहितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + हित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष (प्रजायाः हितम्) — “beneficial to subjects”

• स्थिरप्रज्ञम्: steady-minded
• स्थिरप्रज्ञम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — कर्मधारय (स्थिरा प्रज्ञा यस्य/स्थिरप्रज्ञः) used adjectivally “steady-minded”

• महेंद्र-वरुण-उपमम्: like Mahendra and Varuṇa
• महेंद्र-वरुण-उपमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेंद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — तत्पुरुष (महेंद्रवरुणयोः उपमम्) “comparable to Mahendra and Varuṇa”

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Mahendra (Indra)
• Varuna

FAQs

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

It teaches equanimous acceptance of karma-phala while living as a sthira-prajña—using one’s life and authority for prajā-hita (the welfare of all), which purifies action and supports liberation-oriented living.

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

By urging steady wisdom and selfless service, it aligns with bhakti as offering outcomes to the divine order: one accepts results without agitation and acts for lokasaṅgraha, a hallmark of mature Vishnu-bhakti ethics.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstra-oriented conduct—accepting results of action and prioritizing prajā-hita as a rule of righteous living.