Shloka 68

Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī

Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada

Devanagari script

न करिष्यति चार्वंगि तदा वाच्यं परं वचः । यदि न त्यजसे राजन्नुपवासं हरेर्दिने ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

na kariṣyati cārvaṃgi tadā vācyaṃ paraṃ vacaḥ | yadi na tyajase rājannupavāsaṃ harerdine || 68 ||

Translation

美しき肢体の貴婦人よ、もし彼が従わないならば、さらに強い言葉を語るべきである。『王よ、もしあなたがハリの聖なる日の断食をおやめにならないのであれば……』

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• kariṣyati: will do
• kariṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• arvaṅgi: O fair-limbed lady
• arvaṅgi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arvaṅgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (vocative)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• vācyam: should be said
• vācyam: Kriya (क्रिया/necessity predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) → vācya (कृदन्त)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: to be said), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; विधेय (predicate)

• param: supreme/harsh/other
• param: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; विशेषण (vacaḥ-सम्बद्ध)

• vacaḥ: a word/speech
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म/object/content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; vācyam इति विधेयस्य विषयः (that which is to be said)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (if)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• tyajase: you give up/abandon
• tyajase: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (vocative)

• upavāsam: fasting
• upavāsam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (accusative)

• hareḥ: of Hari (Vishnu)
• hareḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी (genitive)

• dine: on the day
• dine: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (locative)

Speaker

Narada (narrative instruction within a dialogue; addressing a woman and warning the King regarding Hari-vrata)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hari-vrata (fast on Hari’s day; likely Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī context but not explicit here)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"vira","emotional_journey":"Escalates from counsel to firm religious warning, centering the inviolability of fasting on Hari’s day."}

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes steadfastness in Hari’s sacred-day observance: the vow (upavāsa) is treated as a serious dharmic commitment that should not be casually abandoned.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined practice—honoring Hari through vrata and fasting—showing devotion not only by emotion but by firm adherence to sacred commitments.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to ritual discipline (kalpa-style vrata procedure): maintaining the upavāsa specifically “on Hari’s day,” implying correct observance by the proper sacred calendar day.