Shloka 46

Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode

Devanagari script

माघमासे विशेषेण प्रत्यूषसमये शुभे । यथाशास्त्रोदितं कर्म तद्देवि भुवि दुर्लभम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

māghamāse viśeṣeṇa pratyūṣasamaye śubhe | yathāśāstroditaṃ karma taddevi bhuvi durlabham || 46 ||

Translation

ഹേ ദേവീ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മാഘമാസത്തിൽ, ശുഭ പ്രത്യൂഷ സമയത്ത്, ശാസ്ത്രത്തിൽ പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ കർമം ആചരിക്കുക—ഭൂമിയിൽ ദുർലഭം.

Word by Word

• माघ-मासे: in the month of Māgha
• माघ-मासे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (माघस्य मासे); locative of time

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण प्रयुक्तम् अव्ययीभावार्थे; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial instrumental)

• प्रत्यूष-समये: at dawn time
• प्रत्यूष-समये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यूष (प्रातिपदिक) + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रत्यूषस्य समये); locative of time

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; agrees with समये

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: सम्बन्ध (Manner marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• शास्त्र-उदितम्: scripturally enjoined/stated
• शास्त्र-उदितम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उदित (कृदन्त, √उद्/वद्? here ‘udita’ from √उद् ‘to arise/appear’, used as ‘stated’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शास्त्रे उदितम् = stated in scripture)

• कर्म: rite, act
• कर्म: कर्म/विषय (Karma/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण/निर्देशक (Deictic determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• देवि: O goddess/lady
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative of place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative (place)

• दुर्लभम्: rare
• दुर्लभम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Adjectival predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective used predicatively

Speaker

Narrator (Sage dialogue context: Narada teaching in Uttara-bhaga; addressed to Devi)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha observance (general; Māgha-vrata/Māgha-snāna implied but not explicitly stated)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"A disciplined, time-specific call to exactitude: from auspicious timing (Māgha, pre-dawn) to the sobering claim that true śāstra-conform practice is rare."}

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

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

It elevates Māgha-month pre-dawn practice as a uniquely potent window for dharma, while stressing that true merit depends on following śāstra precisely—something rare in the world.

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

By emphasizing disciplined, scripture-aligned worship at pratyūṣa (a favored time for sādhana), it frames bhakti not as mere emotion but as devoted practice done with correct method and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly relies on Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (sacred timing, i.e., pratyūṣa and Māgha-māsa) to determine when and how rites should be performed according to śāstra.