Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

स्वाती सूर्योदये विद्धो त्यजंत्यकादशीं सति । निष्कामा मध्यरात्रे च विद्धां मुंचन्ति याम्यया ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

svātī sūryodaye viddho tyajaṃtyakādaśīṃ sati | niṣkāmā madhyarātre ca viddhāṃ muṃcanti yāmyayā || 8 ||

Translation

ຖ້າເອກາດະສີຖືກ “ວິດທະ” (ຖືກທັບຊ້ອນ) ໃນເວລາຕາເວັນຂຶ້ນ ໃນນັກສັດຣາ ສະວາຕີ ຜູ້ມີຄຸນທໍາຈະລະທິ້ງເອກາດະສີນັ້ນ. ແລະຜູ້ປະຕິບັດໂດຍບໍ່ຫວັງຜົນ ກໍຈະລະທິ້ງເອກາດະສີທີ່ “ວິດທະ” ແມ່ນແຕ່ຕອນທ່ຽງຄືນ ຕາມຍາມຍະ (ຍາມກາງຄືນ) ທີ່ກໍານົດໄວ້.

Word by Word

• svātī: Svātī (nakṣatra)
• svātī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svātī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sūryodaye: at sunrise
• sūryodaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūryodaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) sūrya + udaya; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• viddhaḥ: being ‘pierced’/affected
• viddhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vyadh (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally ‘pierced/affected (by)’

• tyajanti: they abandon/avoid
• tyajanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ekādaśīm: Ekādaśī (11th lunar day)
• ekādaśīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sati: when (it is so)
• sati: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative absolute marker (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग), from present participle ‘sat’ used as avyaya meaning ‘when/while being’

• niṣkāmāḥ: desireless (people)
• niṣkāmāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣ-kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) niṣ + kāma; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• madhyarātre: at midnight
• madhyarātre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyarātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) madhya + rātri; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• viddhām: affected/‘pierced’ (Ekādaśī)
• viddhām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vyadh (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) (agreeing with ekādaśīm understood)

• muñcanti: they release/let go (of)
• muñcanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yāmyayā: by the southern watch/‘yāmya’ period (night-watch)
• yāmyayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ekadashi
• Swati

FAQs

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

It emphasizes purity of observance: a vrata like Ekādaśī should be kept only when the tithi is not ‘viddhā’ (mixed/contaminated), because correct timing safeguards the spiritual fruit of the vow.

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

By insisting on disciplined, rule-based Ekādaśī practice—especially by the niṣkāma devotee—it frames bhakti as sincere worship supported by careful adherence to sacred time (kāla).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa/kalā-nirṇaya: deciding vrata days through tithi-śuddhi (avoiding viddhā) and using sunrise and night-watch (yāma) markers, with reference to nakṣatra (Svātī).