Shloka 25

The Description of Mandara (Mandaropavarṇanam) in the Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीचरिते मंदरर्णनं नामाऽष्टमोऽध्यायः ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīcarite maṃdararṇanaṃ nāmā'ṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ || 8 ||

Translation

इस प्रकार श्री बृहन्नारदीय पुराण के उत्तरभाग में मोहिनी-चरित के अंतर्गत ‘मंदर का वर्णन’ नामक आठवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ॥८॥

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyālaṅkāra (वाक्यालङ्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसंहार/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative/concluding particle)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: in the Uttara-bhāga of the Śrī Bṛhat-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्धनिर्देश), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• mohinī-carite: in the episode/account of Mohinī
• mohinī-carite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मोहिन्याः चरितम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• maṃdara-varṇanam: the description of Mandara
• maṃdara-varṇanam: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य; title-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃdara (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मन्दरस्य वर्णनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• nāma: named/called
• nāma: Saṃjñā-bodhaka (संज्ञाबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः शीर्षकनिर्देशक (indeclinable usage meaning ‘named/called’)

• aṣṭamaḥ: eighth
• aṣṭamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; colophon)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Suta (colophon/narratorial closing formula)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Mohini
• Mandara

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the completion of Adhyaya 8; it preserves the text’s sacred structure by naming the chapter theme (Mandara’s description) and locating it within the Mohinī narrative of the Uttara-bhāga.

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

Indirectly: by framing the narrative as part of a sacred Purāṇic account, it supports bhakti through śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) of Viṣṇu-related narratives such as Mohinī-carita.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Vyākaraṇa/philological convention in Purāṇic transmission—standardized colophon phrasing (iti… adhyāyaḥ) used for accurate cataloging, memorization, and citation of chapters.