Shloka 43

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

मोहिनीकुचयोर्लग्नं हृदयं स विकृष्य वै । उदत्तिष्ठन्महीपालः शय्यायां रतिवर्द्धनः ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

mohinīkucayorlagnaṃ hṛdayaṃ sa vikṛṣya vai | udattiṣṭhanmahīpālaḥ śayyāyāṃ rativarddhanaḥ || 43 ||

Translation

മോഹിനിയുടെ സ്തനങ്ങളിൽ ഒട്ടിപ്പറ്റിയതുപോലെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്ന അവന്റെ ഹൃദയം പ്രയാസത്തോടെ വലിച്ചുമാറ്റി; രതി വർധിച്ച രാജാവ് ശയ്യയിൽ എഴുന്നേറ്റു.

Word by Word

• मोहिनी-कुचयोः: of Mohinī’s breasts
• मोहिनी-कुचयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + कुच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• लग्नम्: attached, clinging
• लग्नम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to हृदयम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लग्न (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त-प्रत्यय (past participial adjective)

• हृदयम्: heart
• हृदयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• विकृष्य: having pulled away
• विकृष्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial participle to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + कृश्/कृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal); ‘having drawn/pulled away’

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध-निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• उद्-आ-तिष्ठन्: rising up
• उद्-आ-तिष्ठन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Participial qualifier of महिपालः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + आ + स्था (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘rising up/standing up’

• महीपालः: the king
• महीपालः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘earth’s protector’)

• शय्यायाम्: on the bed
• शय्यायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रति-वर्द्धनः: increasing passion
• रति-वर्द्धनः: विशेषण (Adjective to महीपालः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of love/passion increaser’)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the episode within Book 2)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Mohini
• Mahipala (king)

FAQs

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

It illustrates how moha (delusion) and kāma (sensual craving) seize the mind so strongly that even a ruler’s discernment collapses—serving as a caution that inner mastery is essential for dharma.

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

By showing the force of enchantment and desire, the verse indirectly points to bhakti as an anchoring discipline: remembrance of the Lord and devotion stabilize the heart when it is otherwise dragged outward by sense-objects.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga procedure is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical self-governance (dharma-nīti)—a prerequisite for successfully applying ritual (kalpa) and sacred study (vyākaraṇa/śikṣā) without being derailed by passion.