Shloka 2

Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī

Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada

Devanagari script

प्रशासति महीं भूपेहाटकांगदसंज्ञके । तमेकं देवताश्रेष्ठं संप्राप्ते हरिवासरे ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

praśāsati mahīṃ bhūpehāṭakāṃgadasaṃjñake | tamekaṃ devatāśreṣṭhaṃ saṃprāpte harivāsare || 2 ||

Translation

When the king named Hāṭakāṅgada was ruling the earth, upon the arrival of Hari’s sacred day he drew near and worshipped that one Supreme Lord—the best among all deities.

Word by Word

• प्रशासति: rules; governs
• प्रशासति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शास् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महीम्: the earth
• महीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• भूपे: in/under the king
• भूपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• हाटक-अङ्गद-संज्ञके: named Hāṭakāṅgada
• हाटक-अङ्गद-संज्ञके: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाटक (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (हाटक-अङ्गद इति संज्ञा यस्य/संज्ञकः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying भूपे)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकम्: one; single
• एकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तम्)

• देवता-श्रेष्ठम्: the best among deities
• देवता-श्रेष्ठम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवतानां श्रेष्ठः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to तम्

• सम्प्राप्ते: upon the arrival (of)
• सम्प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध: 'when/after having arrived')

• हरि-वासरे: on Hari’s day (Sunday)
• हरि-वासरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हरेः वासरः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Harivāsara (Hari’s day; commonly Ekādaśī in Purāṇic usage)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• King Hāṭakāṅgada

FAQs

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

It establishes Hari (Vishnu) as the one supreme refuge (devatā-śreṣṭha) and frames sacred time (Harivāsara) as a powerful occasion for focused devotion that elevates a ruler’s dharma into bhakti.

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

Bhakti is shown as single-pointed worship of the One Lord—turning even royal power and worldly governance into an offering—especially when practiced on Hari’s auspicious day.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly uses kalā/vedic time-reckoning (Jyotiṣa-style observance of sacred days) to time a vrata or worship on Harivāsara, emphasizing correct ritual timing in Narada Purana practices.