Shloka 60

The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

तासां मध्यात्तु द्वे गृह्यवित्तदानेन भूरिणा । स्वगृहे धारयामास क्रीडार्थं दुर्मतिः पतिः ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

tāsāṃ madhyāttu dve gṛhyavittadānena bhūriṇā | svagṛhe dhārayāmāsa krīḍārthaṃ durmatiḥ patiḥ || 60 ||

Translation

അവരിൽ നിന്ന് രണ്ടുപേരെ ധാരാളം ധനം നൽകി വശപ്പെടുത്തി, ദുർമതിയായ ഭർത്താവ് വെറും വിനോദത്തിനായി അവരെ സ്വന്തം വീട്ടിൽ പാർപ്പിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• तासाम्: of them
• तासाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• मध्यात्: from the midst
• मध्यात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• तु: but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (निपात) — contrast/emphasis

• द्वे: two (women)
• द्वे: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral; Feminine/Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Dual (द्विवचन)

• गृह्य-वित्त-दानॆन: by giving household-wealth (money)
• गृह्य-वित्त-दानॆन: करण (Karaṇa/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative chain); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• भूरिणा: in abundance
• भूरिणा: करण-विशेषण (Qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन) — agrees with दानेन

• स्व-गृहे: in his own house
• स्व-गृहे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘own house’); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• धारयामास: kept, maintained
• धारयामास: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• क्रीडा-अर्थम्: for play, for amusement
• क्रीडा-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रीडा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) — प्रयोजनार्थे द्वितीया (accusative of purpose)

• दुर्-मतिः: the wicked-minded
• दुर्-मतिः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि ‘one whose mind is bad’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• पतिः: husband
• पतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: raudra

FAQs

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

It highlights adharma in household life—using wealth to entice and keep others for mere pleasure—showing how desire and misuse of resources lead the mind away from dharmic restraint and spiritual aims.

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

By contrast: a mind driven by krīḍā (self-indulgence) and durmati (wrong intent) is unfit for steady bhakti; devotion requires purity of intention, self-control, and ethical conduct rather than manipulation through wealth.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline in gṛhastha life—proper use of wealth and control of sensual impulses, which supports vrata and dharmic practice.