Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

गते मासद्वये देवि भर्ता मे राजमंदिरम् । गतः कौतुकभावेनहृच्छयेन प्रपीडितः ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

gate māsadvaye devi bhartā me rājamaṃdiram | gataḥ kautukabhāvenahṛcchayena prapīḍitaḥ || 58 ||

Translation

Ô Déesse, lorsque deux mois se furent écoulés, mon époux se rendit au palais royal, poussé par la curiosité et tourmenté par un ardent désir du cœur.

Word by Word

• गते: when (two months) had passed
• गते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative of time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) — ‘having passed’ qualifying time-span

• मास-द्वये: in two months
• मास-द्वये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन)

• देवि: O goddess (lady)
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• भर्ता: husband
• भर्ता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन) — enclitic

• राज-मन्दिरम्: the king’s palace
• राज-मन्दिरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• गतः: went
• गतः: क्रिया (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) used as finite predicate; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• कौतुक-भावेन: with curiosity (as a feeling)
• कौतुक-भावेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• हृत्-शयेन: by heart’s desire
• हृत्-शयेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत्/हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + शय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्र-पीडितः: afflicted, tormented
• प्र-पीडितः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीड् (धातु) → पीडित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) with उपसर्ग प्र-; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narrator (a female speaker addressing 'Devi' within the Tirtha-Mahatmya story-frame; ultimately within the Narada Purana discourse tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It highlights how inner desire (hṛcchaya) and curiosity can propel a person into consequential action—setting up the moral-spiritual turning point typical of Tīrtha-Māhātmya narratives.

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

Indirectly, it contrasts restless worldly longing with the need to redirect the heart toward a higher aim; in the Narada Purana’s broader tone, such agitation becomes meaningful when transformed into devotion and pilgrimage-oriented dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses clear temporal reckoning (māsadvaya—two months), reflecting basic calendrical/time-awareness used in dharma and vrata planning, though no specific Vedāṅga (like Jyotiṣa rules) is explicitly taught here.