Shloka 58

The Account of Mohinī

Mohinī-upākhyāna

Devanagari script

साध्यते तां सुरश्रेष्ठा वर्धितुं मे प्रयोजनम् । पतिः सपत्नी पुत्रश्च मया वैकुंठगाः कृताः ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

sādhyate tāṃ suraśreṣṭhā vardhituṃ me prayojanam | patiḥ sapatnī putraśca mayā vaikuṃṭhagāḥ kṛtāḥ || 58 ||

Translation

ໂອ ທ່ານເທວະຜູ້ປະເສີດທີ່ສຸດ, ນາງນັ້ນສາມາດສຳເລັດໄດ້ແທ້; ຈຸດປະສົງຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າແມ່ນເພີ່ມພູນນາງ. ສາມີຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ, ເມຍຮ່ວມຂອງລາວ, ແລະລູກຊາຍຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ເຂົາເຈົ້າໄປສູ່ ວາຍກຸນຖະ (Vaikuṇṭha) ແລ້ວ.

Word by Word

• साध्यते: is accomplished / is being achieved
• साध्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• सुरश्रेष्ठाः: O best of the gods
• सुरश्रेष्ठाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सुराणां श्रेष्ठाः); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), बहुवचन (pl.)

• वर्धितुम्: to increase
• वर्धितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ध् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), हेत्वर्थे (purpose)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen./6th), एकवचन (sg.)

• प्रयोजनम्: purpose / aim
• प्रयोजनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• पतिः: husband
• पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• सपत्नी: co-wife / rival wife
• सपत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr./3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• वैकुण्ठगाः: gone to Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैकुण्ठ + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: वैकुण्ठे गाः/गताः); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), बहुवचन (pl.)

• कृताः: made / rendered
• कृताः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), बहुवचन (pl.)

Speaker

Narrative speaker (contextual dialogue; exact attribution not explicit from single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vaikuntha

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that spiritual attainment can be deliberately “brought about” and even increased, culminating in Vaikuṇṭha-gati (going to Vishnu’s supreme abode), presented as the highest fruit of merit and devotion.

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

By highlighting Vaikuṇṭha as the destination, the verse implicitly centers Vishnu-oriented devotion and merit-making acts that transform one’s fate—so powerfully that the speaker claims to have secured Vaikuṇṭha for close family members.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught in this line; it functions more as a phala-śruti style statement about outcomes—Vaikuṇṭha-gati—commonly attached to tīrtha, vrata, or devotional practice in the Uttara-Bhāga.