Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

तव कृत्यमिदं तात यत्पुनर्देहधारिणी । भूयामहं जगन्नाथ ब्रह्मणं सांत्ययस्व भोः ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

tava kṛtyamidaṃ tāta yatpunardehadhāriṇī | bhūyāmahaṃ jagannātha brahmaṇaṃ sāṃtyayasva bhoḥ || 31 ||

Translation

«Amado, ésta es tu tarea: haz que yo vuelva a portar un cuerpo. Oh Señor del universo, reconcíliame con Brahmā; te lo ruego, establece la paz».

Word by Word

• tava: your
• tava: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kṛtyam: duty/task
• kṛtyam: Karta (कर्ता/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘duty/task’

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tāta: O dear
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yat: that (namely)
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय-प्रयोग (relative particle) ‘that/namely’ (elliptic)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (again)

• deha-dhāriṇī: embodied (female)
• deha-dhāriṇī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘dehaṃ dhārayati’ → dhārinī; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (speaker)

• bhūyā: may I become
• bhūyā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jagannātha: O lord of the world
• jagannātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘jagataḥ nāthaḥ’; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• brahmaṇam: Brahmā
• brahmaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sāntvaya: console/appease
• sāntvaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√tvai/√tvi (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative/denominative sense ‘console/appease’ (सान्त्वय)

• sva: (you) yourself
• sva: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: आत्मनेपद-आदेशात्मक प्रत्यय-सम्बद्ध सर्वनामांश (enclitic of 2nd person) in ‘sāntvayasva’; मध्यमपुरुष-एकवचन निर्देश

• bhoḥ: O!
• bhoḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhoḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थक निपात (vocative particle)

Speaker

A supplicant/devotee addressing Jagannatha (Vishnu) within the narrative frame of Uttara-Bhaga

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Jagannatha
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse frames spiritual practice as purposeful duty (kṛtya): the devotee petitions Jagannātha to restore embodied life for completing karmic or dharmic responsibilities, and seeks divine help to restore harmony with Brahmā—highlighting reconciliation and peace (śānti) as sacred aims.

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

Bhakti appears as direct, personal surrender: the speaker appeals to Jagannātha as the supreme mediator who can grant conditions for dharma (a renewed body) and remove conflict by appeasing higher cosmic authority (Brahmā), emphasizing trust in the Lord’s grace.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-practical emphasis aligns most with Kalpa (ritual order) and Śānti-prayoga: the language of “appeasement/reconciliation” (sāṃtyayasva) reflects the Vedic/Puranic idea of pacificatory rites and prayers used to resolve discord and restore auspiciousness.