Shloka 112

The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

मानुषोत्पादितः पुत्रो भविष्यति घटोत्कचः । अवध्यः सर्वशस्त्राणां शक्त्या मृत्युमवाप्स्यति ॥ ११२ ॥

Transliteration

mānuṣotpāditaḥ putro bhaviṣyati ghaṭotkacaḥ | avadhyaḥ sarvaśastrāṇāṃ śaktyā mṛtyumavāpsyati || 112 ||

Translation

El hijo nacido de una mujer humana se llamará Ghaṭotkaca. Será invulnerable a todas las armas, y sólo hallará la muerte por la Śakti, la lanza divina.

Word by Word

• mānuṣa-utpāditaḥ: human-born; produced by a human
• mānuṣa-utpāditaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānuṣa (मानुष प्रातिपदिक) + utpādita (उत्पादित कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ut-√pad/ut-√pād causative)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; तत्पुरुषः: ‘produced by a human’

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (पुत्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ghaṭotkacaḥ: Ghaṭotkaca
• ghaṭotkacaḥ: Pradhāna-nāmapada (विधेय/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṭa (घट प्रातिपदिक) + utkaca (उत्कच प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; कर्मधारयः (नाम-नाम): proper name ‘Ghaṭotkaca’

• avadhyaḥ: invulnerable; not to be slain
• avadhyaḥ: Pradhāna-nāmapada (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vadhya (अवध्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate adjective

• sarva-śastrāṇām: of all weapons
• sarva-śastrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व प्रातिपदिक) + śastra (शस्त्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘of all weapons’

• śaktyā: by a spear (Śakti weapon)
• śaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (शक्ति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• mṛtyum: death
• mṛtyum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (मृत्यु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• avāpsyati: will attain; will meet (with)
• avāpsyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (अव√आप् धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Narada (narrating prophecy within a Mahatmya-style account)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Ghaṭotkaca
• Śakti (spear weapon)

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purāṇic theme that boons and protections are still bounded by daiva (divine destiny): even the invulnerable meet an appointed end through a divinely-ordained means.

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

Indirectly, it teaches reliance on the Divine rather than on strength or protections—true refuge is in Bhagavān’s will, a foundational attitude in Vishnu-bhakti emphasized across Narada Purana narratives.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga instruction is taught in this verse; it functions as an itihāsa-style predictive statement about names, boons, and the specific instrument (Śakti) by which fate unfolds.