Shloka 26

Samayakaraṇa

Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition

Devanagari script

पुनर्जातमिवात्मानं मन्येऽहं लोकमोहिनि । प्रत्युत्तरप्रदानेन प्रसादं कर्त्तुमर्हसि ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

punarjātamivātmānaṃ manye'haṃ lokamohini | pratyuttarapradānena prasādaṃ karttumarhasi || 26 ||

Translation

世を惑わす者よ、私はまるで生まれ変わったかのように思います。ふさわしい返答を授け、どうか私にご加護をお与えください。

Word by Word

• punar: again
• punar: None (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• jātam: born
• jātam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to 'ātmānam')

• iva: as if
• iva: None (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमा-वाचक निपातः (comparative particle)

• ātmānam: myself
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• manye: I think
• manye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• lokamohini: O deluder of the world
• lokamohini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + mohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: 'deluder of the world'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• pratyuttarapradānena: by giving a reply
• pratyuttarapradānena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prati-uttara-pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला: 'giving a reply/answer'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• prasādam: favor, grace
• prasādam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kartum: to do, to grant
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + tumun (कृत्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक-अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• arhasi: you ought, you are worthy
• arhasi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

Speaker

Unspecified narrator/speaker (dialogue voice addressing a feminine 'loka-mohinī')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes inner renewal through right understanding: receiving (or requesting) a true response is portrayed as a form of prasāda that makes one feel “born again,” i.e., spiritually reoriented.

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

Bhakti is reflected in the humble posture of seeking guidance and grace—treating correct instruction as the Lord’s (or a revered guide’s) prasāda that awakens the heart and restores clarity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly highlights disciplined inquiry and precise “pratyuttara” (proper response), aligning with Vyākaraṇa/śāstric clarity in communication—right wording and meaning as a vehicle for right knowledge.