Shloka 18

Mohinī-Ākhyāna: Rukmāṅgada’s Refusal to Eat on Harivāsara

Ekādaśī

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीचरिते षड्वविंशोऽध्यायः ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīcarite ṣaḍvaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 26 ||

Translation

Thus ends the twenty-sixth chapter, “The Account of Mohinī,” in the Uttara-bhāga (latter section) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय (closing/quotative)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: in the Uttara-section of the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative title-compound); ‘श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणस्य उत्तरभागे’; पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine) bhāga, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• mohinī-carite: in the narrative of Mohinī
• mohinī-carite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/topic-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘मोहिन्याः चरिते’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• ṣaḍ-viṃśaḥ: twenty-sixth
• ṣaḍ-viṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या) + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical compound) meaning 26; पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); agrees with adhyāyaḥ

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/heading subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narrator/Redactor (colophon line)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 26; its significance is textual—confirming the chapter boundary and the placement of the Mohinī narrative within the Uttara-bhāga.

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

This specific line does not teach a bhakti practice directly; it closes the chapter that contains the Mohinī-carita, which in broader context typically supports devotion to Viṣṇu through sacred narrative.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga topic is taught here; it functions as an editorial colophon used in manuscript tradition to organize chapters and aid accurate recitation and transmission.