Shloka 66

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

मुक्ताफलमयीं दोलां करिष्ये त्वत्कृते प्रिये । तत्र त्वां दोलयिष्यामि बहून्मासानहर्निशम् ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

muktāphalamayīṃ dolāṃ kariṣye tvatkṛte priye | tatra tvāṃ dolayiṣyāmi bahūnmāsānaharniśam || 66 ||

Translation

愛しき者よ、汝のために真珠で作った揺りぶらんこを設けよう。そこで幾月ものあいだ、昼夜を分かたず汝を揺らしてあげよう。

Word by Word

• मुक्ताफलमयीम्: made of pearls
• मुक्ताफलमयीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ताफल + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (made of pearls), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of दोला

• दोलाम्: swing
• दोलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करिष्ये: I will make
• करिष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• त्वत्कृते: for your sake
• त्वत्कृते: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/beneficiary)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्वद् + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (for your sake), सप्तमी-एकवचन-रूपेण निपातवत् (indeclinable usage)

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• दोलयिष्यामि: I will swing (you)
• दोलयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दोलय् (धातु; causative of दोल्)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण of मासान्

• मासान्: months
• मासान्: Karma (कर्म; duration as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अहर्निशम्: day and night
• अहर्निशम्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहः + निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (day and night) अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial usage)

Speaker

Narrator in a dialogue setting (speaker not explicitly identifiable from this single verse alone; likely part of a devotional/narrative exchange within Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It portrays bhakti as affectionate, continuous service—offering beauty and comfort (a pearl swing) and sustaining loving attention “day and night,” symbolizing uninterrupted remembrance and devotion.

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

Bhakti is shown as personal, heartfelt seva: the devotee (or divine lover) dedicates precious offerings and maintains constant engagement (aharniśam), reflecting steady attachment to the beloved deity rather than sporadic worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; it is primarily devotional imagery relevant to ritual culture (kalpa-style offering mindset) rather than technical instruction.