Shloka 26

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

एतत्कामफलं लोके यद्द्वयोरेकचित्तता । अन्यचेतः कृतः कामः शवयोरिव संगमः ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

etatkāmaphalaṃ loke yaddvayorekacittatā | anyacetaḥ kṛtaḥ kāmaḥ śavayoriva saṃgamaḥ || 26 ||

Translation

Tel est, en vérité, le fruit du désir dans le monde : que deux êtres deviennent d’un seul cœur. Mais le désir poursuivi avec un esprit tourné ailleurs est comme l’union de deux cadavres : sans vie et sans valeur.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• काम-फलम्: fruit/result of desire
• काम-फलम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धक-अव्यय (relative pronoun used correlatively), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that which’

• द्वयोः: of two
• द्वयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्द; षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (dual)

• एक-चित्तता: single-mindedness; unity of mind
• एक-चित्तता: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + चित्तता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्य-चेतः: with mind elsewhere
• अन्य-चेतः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (one whose mind is elsewhere)

• कृतः: made; formed
• कृतः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘made/constituted’

• कामः: desire; love
• कामः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शवयोः: of two corpses
• शवयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी विभक्ति, द्विवचन (dual)

• इव: like
• इव: उपमा (Upamā/Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• संगमः: union; meeting
• संगमः: प्रत्यय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

FAQs

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

It teaches that desire becomes meaningful only when it is supported by inner alignment and sincerity; divided attention makes even intimate acts spiritually empty and degrading, pushing the mind away from purity and steadiness.

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

By condemning a scattered mind (anyacetas), the verse indirectly supports bhakti’s core discipline: one-pointedness. Just as love fails without ekacittatā, devotion to Vishnu also requires undivided attention and heartfelt unity with the object of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical takeaway aligned with Vyakarana/Niti-style clarity: the verse distinguishes ekacittatā (single-mindedness) from anyacetas (distracted intent), emphasizing mental discipline as the key factor determining the ‘phala’ (result) of an action.