Shloka 3

Mohinī-Saṃmohana

The Enchantment of Mohinī

Devanagari script

प्रसूयति दिवाकीर्तिं सर्ववर्णविगर्हितम् । चांडालयोनयस्तिस्रः पुराणे कवयो विदुः ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

prasūyati divākīrtiṃ sarvavarṇavigarhitam | cāṃḍālayonayastisraḥ purāṇe kavayo viduḥ || 3 ||

Translation

ಅವಳು ದಿವಾಕೀರ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೆರುತ್ತಾಳೆ; ಅವನನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವರ್ಣಗಳೂ ನಿಂದಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಪುರಾಣಪ್ರಕಾರ ಋಷಿಗಳು ತಿಳಿದಂತೆ ಚಾಂಡಾಲ-ಯೋನಿಗಳು ಮೂರು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ.

Word by Word

• प्रसूयति: gives birth (to)
• प्रसूयति: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- सू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दिवाकीर्तिम्: Divākīrti (proper name)
• दिवाकीर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकीर्ति = दिवा + कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्ववर्णविगर्हितम्: reviled by all castes/classes
• सर्ववर्णविगर्हितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्ववर्णविगर्हित = सर्व + वर्ण + विगर्हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying दिवाकीर्तिम्)

• चाण्डालयोनयः: (as) Caṇḍāla-wombs/births; Caṇḍāla origins
• चाण्डालयोनयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाण्डालयोनि = चाण्डाल + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तिस्रः: three
• तिस्रः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (qualifying योनयः)

• पुराणे: in the Purāṇa
• पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कवयः: sages; poets
• कवयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• विदुः: know; have stated
• विदुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (purāṇic narration; speaker inferred from Narada Purana dialogue style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"raudra","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A stern, socially charged pronouncement about censured birth, ending in an authoritative cataloging tone (‘the sages know in the Purāṇa’)."}

Characters & Entities

• Divākīrti

FAQs

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

The verse frames a dharma-oriented warning: certain actions and unions are portrayed as leading to socially censured outcomes, emphasizing the Purāṇa’s concern with ethical order and the karmic consequences associated with conduct.

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

Bhakti is not stated directly here; the verse belongs to a dharma/ācāra discussion. In Purāṇic teaching, such dharma passages function as a foundation—purifying conduct and intention—upon which stable devotion to Viṣṇu is cultivated.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught explicitly in this line; it reflects Smṛti-style social-ethical categorization used in dharma discourse rather than a technical Vedāṅga procedure.