Shloka 29

The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

संघृष्टं हरिबाहुभ्यां स्रवंतं कांचनं रसम् । तद्भूभागं नगाकीर्णं बहुधातुविभूषितम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

saṃghṛṣṭaṃ haribāhubhyāṃ sravaṃtaṃ kāṃcanaṃ rasam | tadbhūbhāgaṃ nagākīrṇaṃ bahudhātuvibhūṣitam || 29 ||

Translation

ഹരിയുടെ ഭുജങ്ങളുടെ ഘർഷണത്തിൽ നിന്ന് സ്വർണ്ണരസം ഒഴുകി; ആ ഭൂഭാഗം പർവ്വതങ്ങളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞു, പലവിധ ധാതുക്കളാൽ അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു।

Word by Word

• संघृष्टम्: rubbed / ground
• संघृष्टम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + घृष् (धातु) → घृष्ट (क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) उपसर्ग: सम्

• हरिबाहुभ्याम्: by Hari’s two arms
• हरिबाहुभ्याम्: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन; समास: हरेः बाहू (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• स्रवतम्: flowing
• स्रवतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्रु (धातु) → स्रवत् (शतृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle)

• काञ्चनम्: gold
• काञ्चनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रसम्: juice / essence / liquid
• रसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• भूभागम्: region of land / tract
• भूभागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समास: भूमेः भागः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नगाकीर्णम्: strewn with mountains
• नगाकीर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नग + आकीर्ण (कृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समास: नगैः आकीर्णम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• बहुधातुविभूषितम्: adorned with many minerals
• बहुधातुविभूषितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + धातु + विभूषित (भूष् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समास: बहुभिः धातुभिः विभूषितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narada (narrating within a tirtha-mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It frames sacred geography as divinely generated: the land’s richness (golden ‘rasa’ and minerals) is portrayed as arising from Hari’s direct presence, making the region worthy of reverence in a tirtha-mahatmya setting.

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

By attributing the sanctity and prosperity of the landscape to Hari, the verse encourages devotion that sees Vishnu as the source of auspiciousness—supporting bhakti through remembrance of his līlā and its sacred locations.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; it primarily serves a Purāṇic mahatmya function—linking place-description to divine causality, which later supports pilgrimage rules and ritual observances.