Shloka 31

Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode

Devanagari script

पुनरेव वरारोहे ब्रूहि त्वं वचनैः शुभैः । मोहिनीं मोहसंप्राप्तां मम दुःखप्रदायिनीम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

punareva varārohe brūhi tvaṃ vacanaiḥ śubhaiḥ | mohinīṃ mohasaṃprāptāṃ mama duḥkhapradāyinīm || 31 ||

Translation

おお、麗しき腰の君よ、吉祥なる言葉をもって、再び我に語れ。ひとたび人を捉えれば、我が悲しみの因となる、その妖艶なる迷妄について。

Word by Word

• punar: again
• punar: Vākyārtha-nipāta (वाक्यार्थ-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनर्-निपात (adverb/particle)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Vākyārtha-nipāta (वाक्यार्थ-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• varārohe: O fair-hipped lady
• varārohe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• brūhi: tell/speak
• brūhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vacanaiḥ: with words
• vacanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• śubhaiḥ: auspicious
• śubhaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘vacanaiḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (agreeing adjective)

• mohinīm: Mohinī (the enchantress)
• mohinīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• moha-saṃprāptām: overcome by delusion
• moha-saṃprāptām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃ + √prāp (धातु) + kta → saṃprāpta (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयभाव: ‘mohaṃ saṃprāptā’ = ‘having attained delusion’ (P.P.P. used adjectivally)

• mama: my
• mama: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• duḥkha-pradāyinīm: sorrow-giving
• duḥkha-pradāyinīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyinī (प्रातिपदिक; √dā + inī)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्म-तत्पुरुष: ‘duḥkhaṃ pradāyinī’ = ‘giver of sorrow’

Speaker

Narada (requesting further explanation from a lady interlocutor within the narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Mohini (deluding power/personified delusion)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights moha (delusion) as a direct producer of duḥkha (sorrow) and frames spiritual progress as requiring repeated, auspicious instruction that clarifies the nature of delusion and how to transcend it.

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

By identifying delusion as the root of suffering, the verse implicitly points to bhakti as a cleansing, auspicious hearing (śubha-vacana/śravaṇa) that reorients the mind toward the Divine and dissolves मोह (moha) through remembrance and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on śubha-vacana (auspicious, well-formed speech), aligning with Vyākaraṇa (grammar) and Śikṣā (phonetics) in the sense that clarity and purity of instruction are essential for transmitting liberating knowledge—though no specific ritual/astrology detail is directly stated in this verse.