Shloka 28

The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

अतीत्य च महामेरुं दृष्ट्वा चैवोत्तरान्कुरून् । शतसूर्यप्रतीकाशं सर्वतः कांचनावृतम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

atītya ca mahāmeruṃ dṛṣṭvā caivottarānkurūn | śatasūryapratīkāśaṃ sarvataḥ kāṃcanāvṛtam || 28 ||

Translation

Ayant dépassé le grand Méru et contemplé les Kourou du Nord, on voit un domaine flamboyant comme cent soleils, enveloppé d’or de toutes parts.

Word by Word

• अतीत्य: having crossed / passing beyond
• अतीत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: इ (गमन), उपसर्ग: अति; अव्ययभावेन प्रयोगः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• महामेरुम्: the great Meru (mountain)
• महामेरुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समास: महा + मेरु (विशेषण-विशेष्य)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: दृश् (दर्शन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• उत्तरान्: northern
• उत्तरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• कुरून्: the Kurus (people/land)
• कुरून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• शतसूर्यप्रतीकाशम्: shining like a hundred suns
• शतसूर्यप्रतीकाशम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत + सूर्य + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समास: शतसूर्यस्य प्रतीकाशम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सर्वतः: on all sides
• सर्वतः: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्ययीभावार्थे/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'on all sides')

• काञ्चनावृतम्: covered with gold
• काञ्चनावृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन + आवृत (वृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) 'आवृत'; समास: काञ्चनेन आवृतम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers in the Uttara-Bhaga travel/cosmography sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mahameru
• Uttara-Kuru

FAQs

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

It portrays the sanctified, otherworldly purity of Uttara-Kuru beyond Meru—an archetype of a luminous dharmic realm, symbolically indicating proximity to higher, merit-born planes of existence.

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

While not explicitly teaching a bhakti practice, it supports the Purana’s devotional worldview by depicting divine geography as radiant and sacred—encouraging श्रद्धा (faith) in Vishnu-ordained cosmic order and the fruits of dharma that bhakti sustains.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily puranic cosmography rather than a Vedanga lesson; indirectly, it aligns with Jyotisha-style imagery (sun-like radiance) used to communicate scale and splendor in sacred geography.