Shloka 14

The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

नाप्रसन्नें जगन्नाथे भवेयुरिति निश्चितम् । पूर्वजन्मनि देवेशस्त्वयाशून्येन पूजितः ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

nāprasanneṃ jagannāthe bhaveyuriti niścitam | pūrvajanmani deveśastvayāśūnyena pūjitaḥ || 14 ||

Translation

ジャガンナータが歓喜されねば、吉祥は決して成就しないと定まっている。前生において汝は、諸天の主を揺るがぬ信愛をもって礼拝した。

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अप्रसन्ने: when not pleased
• अप्रसन्ने: अधिकरण (Locus/condition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular ‘when (he is) not pleased’ (qualifying जगन्नाथे)

• जगन्नाथे: in/with Jagannātha (the Lord of the world)
• जगन्नाथे: अधिकरण (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगन्नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जगत् + नाथ) ‘Lord of the world’

• भवेयुः: would occur / would be
• भवेयुः: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘would be’

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• निश्चितम्: certain
• निश्चितम्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective ‘certain/decided’ (impersonal: it is certain)

• पूर्वजन्मनि: in a previous birth
• पूर्वजन्मनि: अधिकरण (Time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वजन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पूर्व + जन्मन्) ‘in a former birth’

• देवेशः: the Lord of gods
• देवेशः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देव + ईश) ‘Lord of gods’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: कर्ता (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental (by you)

• अशून्येन: (you) not devoid (of devotion)
• अशून्येन: करण/कर्ता-विशेषण (Instrument/agent-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental ‘by one not devoid (of devotion/faith)’ (qualifying implied ‘you’)

• पूजितः: was worshipped
• पूजितः: क्रिया-फल/विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; past passive participle ‘worshipped’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Moves from a firm doctrinal certainty (without God’s pleasure nothing succeeds) to reassurance via the king’s past-life devotion."}

Characters & Entities

• Jagannatha
• Devesha (Lord of the gods)
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that auspicious results depend on the Lord’s prasāda (pleasure/grace), and it links present spiritual fortune to sincere worship performed in a previous birth.

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

It emphasizes that bhakti is not merely external ritual—Jagannātha must be truly pleased—so worship offered with aśūnya (whole, undivided) devotion becomes the decisive cause for divine favor.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is the ritual principle of pūjā requiring inner completeness (aśūnya-bhāva)—i.e., sincere intention and steady observance—rather than mere formal performance.