Shloka 46

The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya

Devanagari script

मुहूर्त्तं ध्यानमापन्नो बुबुधे कारणं गतेः ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

muhūrttaṃ dhyānamāpanno bubudhe kāraṇaṃ gateḥ || 46 ||

Translation

Nachdem er für einen Augenblick in Meditation eingetreten war, erkannte er die wahre Ursache hinter seinem Weg und Geschick.

Word by Word

• मुहूर्त्तम्: for a moment
• मुहूर्त्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Extent-accusative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (extent of time)

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आपन्नः: having entered, having attained
• आपन्नः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘entered/attained’

• बुबुधे: understood, realized
• बुबुधे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कारणम्: the cause
• कारणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गतेः: of (her/that) going/way
• गतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrator) describing the protagonist’s inner realization (as part of the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It highlights that even a brief, steady meditation can reveal the underlying cause (kāraṇa) governing one’s gati—one’s life-course—pointing to inner insight as the key to liberation-oriented understanding.

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

While the verse speaks in the language of meditation and insight, in Purāṇic practice such dhyāna is commonly supported by devotion—single-pointed remembrance of the Lord—through which clarity arises about one’s karmic direction and the right spiritual course.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is directly taught in this line; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—brief but focused dhyāna—used as a method to discern causality (kāraṇa) behind outcomes (gati), aligning conduct with dharma.