Shloka 54

Saṃdhyāvalī-ākhyāna

Mohinī-parīkṣā; Dvādaśī-vrata-mahattva

Devanagari script

पतिमाकारयामास तत्रैव द्विजसन्निधौ । स प्राप्तो दूतवाक्येन प्राह्लादिर्हृष्टमानसः ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

patimākārayāmāsa tatraiva dvijasannidhau | sa prāpto dūtavākyena prāhlādirhṛṣṭamānasaḥ || 54 ||

Translation

その場で、婆羅門たちの前に夫を呼び寄せた。使者の言葉を受けたプラフラーダは、喜びに満ちた心で到来した。

Word by Word

• patim: husband
• patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (पति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• ākārayāmāsa: caused to summon
• ākārayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√kṛ (कृ धातु) (causative)
• Form: ṇijanta (णिजन्त/causative) ‘ākāraya-’, Liṭ lakāra (लिट्/perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ‘caused to be called/summoned’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (तत्र अव्यय)
• Form: Locative adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• dvija-sannidhau: in the presence of the brahmin
• dvija-sannidhau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dvijasya sannidhiḥ), Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• prāptaḥ: arrived
• prāptaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (as arrived one)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past participle, Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; ‘having arrived/obtained’

• dūta-vākyena: by the messenger’s message
• dūta-vākyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūta (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dūtasya vākyam), Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• prāhlādiḥ: Prahlāda
• prāhlādiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to saḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāhlādi (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• hṛṣṭa-mānasaḥ: whose mind was delighted
• hṛṣṭa-mānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √hṛṣ) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि: hṛṣṭaṃ mānasaṃ yasya), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; qualifies prāhlādiḥ

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator relaying the episode; traditionally Sūta in frame-narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Prahlada
• Duta (messenger)
• Dvija (Brahmanas)

FAQs

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

It highlights dhārmic procedure—important actions are performed in the witness of learned brāhmaṇas—and shows Prahlāda’s readiness and inner joy when called for a righteous purpose.

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

Prahlāda’s “joyful heart” reflects the bhakta’s disposition: responding promptly and gladly when summoned for a matter aligned with dharma, a hallmark of steady devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to ritual-social protocol (kalpa/ācāra): conducting formal acts with qualified witnesses (dvijas), reinforcing the importance of correct procedure and community validation.