Shloka 19

Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa

Devanagari script

न च रक्षाविहीनोऽहं शत्रुः कोऽपिन मेऽस्ति च । एवं ज्ञात्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठा वैष्णवव्रतशालिनः ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

na ca rakṣāvihīno'haṃ śatruḥ ko'pina me'sti ca | evaṃ jñātvā dvijaśreṣṭhā vaiṣṇavavrataśālinaḥ || 19 ||

Translation

ഞാൻ രക്ഷയില്ലാത്തവൻ അല്ല; എനിക്ക് യാതൊരു ശത്രുവുമില്ല. ഇത് അറിഞ്ഞ്, ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, വൈഷ്ണവവ്രതത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരരായവർ സദാ സുരക്ഷിതരായിരിക്കും.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• rakṣā-vihīnaḥ: devoid of protection
• rakṣā-vihīnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + vihīna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समास (रक्षया विहीनः)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śatruḥ: enemy
• śatruḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kaḥ: who/anyone
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• api: even/any
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: even/also/any)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having known’

• dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ: O best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (O best of twice-born); तत्पुरुष-समास (द्विजानां श्रेष्ठाः)

• vaiṣṇava-vrata-śālinaḥ: those devoted to the Vaiṣṇava vow
• vaiṣṇava-vrata-śālinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + śālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (वैष्णवं व्रतं यस्य/येषां ते शालिनः)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Vaiṣṇava-vrata (generic class of vows; not a single named vrata here)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Dvija (Brahmanas)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that one established in Vaiṣṇava-vrata lives under divine protection (rakṣā) and transcends fear and enmity through reliance on Viṣṇu.

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

It frames bhakti as lived discipline (vrata): devotion expressed through vows and conduct produces inner fearlessness and the sense of being safeguarded by the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes vrata-dharma (ritual discipline and observances) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the practical takeaway is that regulated devotional practice is treated as a protective spiritual method.