Shloka 2

The Greatness of Gayā

Gayā-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

मोहिन्युवाच । त्वया चानुगृहीतास्मि भगवन्ननुकंपया । यदुक्तं पुण्यमाख्यानं गंगायाः पापशोधनम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

mohinyuvāca | tvayā cānugṛhītāsmi bhagavannanukaṃpayā | yaduktaṃ puṇyamākhyānaṃ gaṃgāyāḥ pāpaśodhanam || 2 ||

Translation

Mohinī dit : Ô Seigneur vénérable, par ta compassion j’ai reçu ta grâce. Tu as exposé le récit sacré de la Gaṅgā, l’histoire qui purifie les péchés.

Word by Word

• mohinī: Mohinī
• mohinī: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument/agentive inst.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• anugṛhītā: favored, blessed
• anugṛhītā: Karma (कर्म/patient in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-grah (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्यय), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with implicit subject 'aham' (speaker)

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriya (क्रिया/copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• bhagavan: O venerable one
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• anukaṃpayā: by (your) compassion
• anukaṃpayā: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण/cause-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anukaṃpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता/subject of uktaṃ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; correlates with implicit 'tat'

• uktam: was said
• uktam: Kriya (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्यय), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicate with yat

• puṇyam: holy, meritorious
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; qualifies ākhyānam

• ākhyānam: narrative, account
• ākhyānam: Karta (कर्ता/appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākhyāna (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; in apposition to yat uktaṃ

• gaṃgāyāḥ: of the Gaṅgā
• gaṃgāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• pāpa-śodhanam: purification from sin
• pāpa-śodhanam: Karta (कर्ता/appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + śodhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; samāsa: pāpasya śodhanam (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); in apposition to ākhyānam

Speaker

Mohinī

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Ganga

FAQs

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

The verse frames the Gaṅgā’s sacred narrative as intrinsically purifying: receiving and hearing her Mahatmya is presented as a grace-filled means for pāpa-śodhana (removal of sin) and accumulation of puṇya.

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

Bhakti appears here as grateful surrender to divine compassion (anukaṃpā): Mohinī acknowledges grace and reverently receives the holy account, showing devotion through attentive hearing (śravaṇa) and honoring sacred teachings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (e.g., Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it instead emphasizes Purāṇic śravaṇa of tīrtha-māhātmya as a practical dharmic act associated with purification.