Shloka 10

Mohinī-prashna

The Question about Mohinī

Devanagari script

वैष्णवे तु दिने भुक्तं नरकायैव केवलम् । माग्रहं कुरु वामोरु व्रतभंगो भवेन्मम ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

vaiṣṇave tu dine bhuktaṃ narakāyaiva kevalam | māgrahaṃ kuru vāmoru vratabhaṃgo bhavenmama || 10 ||

Translation

വൈഷ്ണവ വ്രതദിനത്തിൽ ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കുന്നത് നരകത്തിലേക്കു മാത്രമേ നയിക്കൂ. ഹേ വാമോരു! നിർബന്ധിക്കരുത്; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എന്റെ വ്രതം ഭംഗപ്പെടും.

Word by Word

• वैष्णवे: on the Vaiṣṇava (sacred)
• वैष्णवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; qualifies दिने

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphasis/contrast

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• भुक्तम्: eating (having eaten)
• भुक्तम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘eating (done)’ used substantively

• नरकाय: for hell
• नरकाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• केवलम्: merely, solely
• केवलम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial) ‘merely’

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय used with imperative (prohibitive)

• आग्रहम्: insistence, obstinacy
• आग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• कुरु: do, make
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वामोरु: O fair-thighed one
• वामोरु: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम + ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘वामौ ऊरू यस्याः सा’

• व्रतभङ्गः: breaking of the vow
• व्रतभङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘व्रतस्य भङ्गः’

• भवेत्: would be, might occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; pronoun)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a Vaiṣṇava-vrata context; framed as admonition against breaking a fast)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It stresses the sanctity of Vaiṣṇava fast-days: honoring Vishnu through restraint is treated as dharma, while violating the fast is described as a grave spiritual fault (doṣa) with painful consequences.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as loyal observance—keeping a Vishnu-centered vow despite social or emotional pressure, showing single-pointed commitment (niṣṭhā) to the Lord’s discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual discipline is implied: correct observance of vrata rules (what to do on specific sacred days) and the principle that insistence leading to vratabhaṅga is a serious fault in religious practice.