Shloka 19
Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative
मतिभ्रष्टो यथा मर्त्यः पर्वसंगी यथा नरः । अतृप्तः कांतया कांतः पन्नगश्च विषोज्झितः ॥ १९ ॥
matibhraṣṭo yathā martyaḥ parvasaṃgī yathā naraḥ | atṛptaḥ kāṃtayā kāṃtaḥ pannagaśca viṣojjhitaḥ || 19 ||
ដូចមនុស្សស្លាប់ដែលបាត់បង់ប្រាជ្ញាវិចារណា ដូចបុរសដែលញៀនល្បែងភ្នាល់ ដូចអ្នកស្រឡាញ់ដែលមិនឆ្អែតទោះនៅជាមួយស្រីស្នេហ៍ និងដូចពស់ដែលគ្មានពិស—ដូច្នេះដែរ មនុស្សបែបនោះក្លាយជាអសមត្ថ និងក្តៅក្រហាយមិនស្ងប់។
Narada (teaching within Uttara-Bhaga narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
The verse strings together vivid similes to show how delusion and craving make a person unstable and ineffective—urging the seeker to regain viveka (discernment) and pursue dharma with inner restraint.
By portraying the misery of insatiable desire and mental confusion, it implies that steadying the mind through devotion—especially Vishnu-bhakti praised throughout the Narada Purana—restores contentment and spiritual direction.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this shloka; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (self-control and avoidance of addictive habits like gambling), which supports successful vrata, japa, and tirtha-related observances.