Shloka 2

Mohinī-Saṃmohana

The Enchantment of Mohinī

Devanagari script

उद्वहस्व महीपाल गृह्योक्तविधिना हि माम् । अनूढा कन्यका राजन् यदि गर्भं बिभर्ति हि ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

udvahasva mahīpāla gṛhyoktavidhinā hi mām | anūḍhā kanyakā rājan yadi garbhaṃ bibharti hi || 2 ||

Translation

ಹೇ ಮಹೀಪಾಲ, ಗೃಹ್ಯಸೂತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದ ವಿಧಿಯಂತೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ವಿವಾಹಮಾಡು. ಹೇ ರಾಜನ್, ಅವಿವಾಹಿತ ಕನ್ಯೆ ಗರ್ಭಧರಿಸಿದರೆ ಅದು ಮಹಾದೋಷವೆಂದು ಎಣೆಯಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

• उद्वहस्व: marry; take (in marriage)
• उद्वहस्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-वह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• महीपाल: O protector of the earth (king)
• महीपाल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपाल = मही + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• गृह्योक्तविधिना: by the rite prescribed in the Gṛhya (texts)
• गृह्योक्तविधिना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह्योक्तविधि = गृह्य + उक्त + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/बलार्थ (emphatic/causal)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनूढा: unmarried
• अनूढा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-ऊढ (प्रातिपदिक; ऊढ = वह्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying कन्यका)

• कन्यका: a girl; maiden
• कन्यका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• गर्भम्: a fetus; pregnancy
• गर्भम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बिभर्ति: bears; carries
• बिभर्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), बलार्थ (emphasis)

Speaker

A maiden (kanyā) addressing the king (mahīpāla/rājan) within the narrative of Adhyaya 13

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"karuna","emotional_journey":"A composed but urgent appeal: the maiden requests lawful marriage, underscored by anxiety about the grave fault of pregnancy outside marriage."}

FAQs

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

It underscores dharma as alignment with śāstra: life-transitions like marriage should be sanctified through prescribed domestic rites, protecting both social order and individual religious merit.

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

Indirectly: by insisting on śāstric conduct (gṛhya-vidhi), it supports a sattvic, regulated household life that is traditionally considered conducive to stable worship and long-term devotional discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Gṛhya-vidhi (domestic ritual procedure) is explicitly invoked—practical kalpa-related knowledge (ritual manuals/sūtra tradition) governing vivāha (marriage) and household sacraments.