Shloka 28

Mohinī’s Speech

Mohinyāḥ Bhāṣaṇam

Devanagari script

सोऽहं धन्यतरो लोके नास्ति मत्तोऽधिकः पुमान् । उत्संगे वर्तयिष्यामि मातृसंघस्य नित्यशः ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

so'haṃ dhanyataro loke nāsti matto'dhikaḥ pumān | utsaṃge vartayiṣyāmi mātṛsaṃghasya nityaśaḥ || 28 ||

Translation

ഞാൻ ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ സത്യമായും ഏറ്റവും ധന്യൻ; എന്നേക്കാൾ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ പുരുഷൻ ഇല്ല. ഞാൻ മാതൃസമൂഹത്തിന്റെ മടിയിൽ (ആശ്രയത്തിൽ) നിത്യവും വസിക്കും.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (I)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); 1st person pronoun

• धन्यतरः: more fortunate
• धन्यतरः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तद्धित/तुलनात्मक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); comparative degree

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• मतः: than me
• मतः: Apadana (अपादान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन); comparative standard “than me”

• अधिकः: greater/superior
• अधिकः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective with implied “pumān”

• पुमान्: man/person
• पुमान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• उत्सङ्गे: in the lap
• उत्सङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• वर्तयिष्यामि: I will keep/place
• वर्तयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्/वर्त् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → वर्तय्
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative: “I will cause to be/keep”

• मातृ-संघस्य: of the mothers’ group
• मातृ-संघस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: “of the group of mothers”

• नित्यशः: always/constantly
• नित्यशः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

Speaker

A first-person narrator/character in the Adhyaya (contextual speaker not explicitly provided in the single-verse input)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mātṛs (Divine Mothers)

FAQs

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

The verse expresses the inner certainty of being “blessed” through divine shelter—here symbolized as abiding in the protective embrace of the Mātṛs—indicating a state of fearlessness and grace gained by sacred association and devotion.

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

Bhakti is shown as taking refuge (śaraṇāgati) in the Divine: the speaker’s pride is not worldly ego but confidence born from being accepted under divine guardianship, a hallmark of devotional surrender and protection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No direct Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) instruction appears in this verse; it functions primarily as a Mahātmya-style affirmation of refuge and ongoing devotional residence near a sacred/divine assembly.