Shloka 47

The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीचरिते सप्तत्रिंशोऽध्यायः ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīcarite saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 37 ||

Translation

ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಬೃಹನ್ನಾರದೀಯಪುರಾಣದ ಉತ್ತರಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿನ ‘ಮೋಹಿನೀಚರಿತ’ ಎಂಬ ಮೂವತ್ತೇಳನೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು ॥ ೩೭ ॥

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: in the later part of the Śrī Bṛhat Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समासः—षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रधान-तत्पुरुषसमास-श्रृंखला (title-locative: 'in the later part of the Śrī Bṛhat Nāradīya Purāṇa')

• mohinī-carite: in the account of Mohinī
• mohinī-carite: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('in the narrative of Mohinī')

• saptatriṃśaḥ: thirty-seventh
• saptatriṃśaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptatriṃśat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal adjective used with अध्यायः

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Narrator/Redactor (colophon)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"none","emotional_journey":"A calm, formal closure that settles the narrative and signals completion."}

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• Mohinī

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 37; its significance is archival and liturgical—confirming the textual boundary of the “Mohinī-carita” section within the Uttara-bhāga.

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

It does not teach bhakti directly; it closes a chapter whose narrative context (Mohinī) is traditionally connected with Viṣṇu’s līlā, which can inspire devotion through remembrance of divine acts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga instruction is given here; the verse functions as a manuscript-style chapter marker (textual organization and recitation cue).