Shloka 48

Dialogue of Father and Son (Pitṛputra-saṃvāda) — Mohinī Episode

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीचरिते पितापुत्रसंवादो नाम पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīcarite pitāputrasaṃvādo nāma pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 15 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ ഉത്തരഭാഗത്തിലെ മോഹിനീചരിതത്തിൽ “പിതാ-പുത്രസംവാദം” എന്ന പതിനഞ്ചാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: in the latter part of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (उत्तरभागे = ‘in the latter part’; श्रीयुक्त-बृहन्नारदीयपुराणस्य)

• mohinī-carite: in the episode/deeds of Mohinī
• mohinī-carite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मोहिन्याः चरिते)

• pitā-putra-saṃvādaḥ: the dialogue of father and son
• pitā-putra-saṃvādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Title-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पितुः पुत्रस्य च संवादः)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक-अव्यय (particle meaning ‘named/called’)

• pañcadaśaḥ: fifteenth
• pañcadaśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcadaśa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Title-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator/compiler-style colophon)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyāya 15; its significance is archival and structural—confirming the chapter’s title, section (Uttara-bhāga), and narrative frame (Mohinī-carita).

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

It does not teach bhakti directly; it signals the end of a narrated unit within the Purāṇic storytelling framework through which bhakti and dharma teachings are typically delivered.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Vyākaraṇa/philological utility: it preserves the textual metadata (chapter name/number and section), aiding accurate citation, recitation order, and manuscript cataloging.