Shloka 66

The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

स गतो दूरमध्वानं पश्यमानोऽद्भुतानि च । शुभे समुद्रजातानि जीवचेष्ठांकितानि च ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

sa gato dūramadhvānaṃ paśyamāno'dbhutāni ca | śubhe samudrajātāni jīvaceṣṭhāṃkitāni ca || 66 ||

Translation

彼は遠き道のりを進みつつ、数々の不思議を目にした。海より生まれた吉祥の品々は、まるで生きものの動きが刻まれているかのようであった。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative singular

• गतः: went
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• दूरम्: far
• दूरम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable sense)

• अध्वानम्: a journey/road
• अध्वानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular

• पश्यमानः: seeing
• पश्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त/present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘seeing’

• अद्भुतानि: wonders
• अद्भुतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; accusative plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• शुभे: in auspicious (forms/places)
• शुभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular; adverbial locative ‘in auspicious (things/places)’

• समुद्रजातानि: born from the ocean
• समुद्रजातानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुद्र-जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः (समुद्रात् जातानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; accusative plural

• जीवचेष्टाङ्कितानि: marked with movements of living beings
• जीवचेष्टाङ्कितानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीव-चेष्टा-अङ्कित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (जीवस्य चेष्टा अङ्किता येषु); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; accusative plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purāṇic account in Uttara-bhāga style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Samudra (Ocean)

FAQs

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

It frames pilgrimage (yātrā) as a dharmic journey where the traveler’s vision is refined by encountering adbhuta (wondrous) and śubha (auspicious) signs in sacred landscapes, especially near tīrthas associated with the ocean.

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

By emphasizing attentive seeing (paśyamānaḥ) of auspicious marvels, it supports bhakti as a practice of reverent awareness—recognizing the divine order in sacred places rather than treating travel as mere movement.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught directly; the verse primarily uses descriptive Purāṇic imagery to reinforce tīrtha-yātrā discipline and the cultivation of śubha-lakṣaṇa (auspicious signs) awareness.