Shloka 60

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

विमोयित्वा वचनैः सुधामयैरुक्माङ्गदं धर्मंविभूषणं च । प्रियायुतं मोक्षपदं निहत्य चकार भूमिं नृपवर्जितां च ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

vimoyitvā vacanaiḥ sudhāmayairukmāṅgadaṃ dharmaṃvibhūṣaṇaṃ ca | priyāyutaṃ mokṣapadaṃ nihatya cakāra bhūmiṃ nṛpavarjitāṃ ca || 59 ||

Translation

Having deluded them with nectar-sweet words, he struck down Ukmāṅgada and also Dharma, the very ornament of righteousness; and after slaying Mokṣapada together with his beloved, he made the earth bereft of kings.

Word by Word

• विमोयित्वा: having released/caused to be freed (by words)
• विमोयित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुच्/मोच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having released/deluded’ (पाठदोषसम्भवः; अपेक्षितं ‘विमोच्य/विमोचयित्वा’)

• वचनैः: by words
• वचनैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सुधा-मयैः: nectar-sweet
• सुधा-मयैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘सुधामय’ = nectar-like; विशेषण of ‘वचनैः’

• उक्म-अङ्गदम्: Ukmaṅgada / the golden-armleted one
• उक्म-अङ्गदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उक्मम् अङ्गदं’ = golden armlet (or ‘Ukmaṅgada’ as a proper name)

• धर्मम्: dharma/righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विभूषणम्: ornament/adornment
• विभूषणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ornament/adornment’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• प्रियā-युतम्: accompanied by the beloved
• प्रियā-युतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘प्रियया युतम्’ = accompanied by the beloved; विशेषण of ‘मोक्षपदम्’

• मोक्ष-पदम्: the state/abode of liberation
• मोक्ष-पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘मोक्षस्य पदम्’ = state/abode of liberation

• निहत्य: having slain
• निहत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive)

• चकार: made/did
• चकार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भूमिम्: the earth/land
• भूमिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नृप-वर्जिताम्: devoid of a king
• नृप-वर्जिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जित (कृदन्त; √वृज्/√वर्ज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-क्त (PPP) ‘devoid of’; विशेषण of ‘भूमिम्’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana to the sages; internal dialogue context not explicit in this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Ukmāṅgada
• Dharma
• Mokṣapada

FAQs

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

It warns that sweet, persuasive speech used for deception can overturn dharma itself, leading to social collapse—symbolized by an earth left without righteous rulers.

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

By contrast: bhakti is grounded in satya (truth) and dharma, whereas this verse depicts adharma using alluring words to destroy dharmic supports; the implied lesson is to seek refuge in righteous conduct and devotion rather than being swayed by manipulative rhetoric.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it highlights the ethical power of vāṅmaya (speech): mastery of language (linked to Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta) must be governed by dharma, since eloquence without righteousness becomes a tool of delusion.