Shloka 27

The Vision of the Lord Granted to Rukmangada

Prepared to Slay His Son

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीचरिते सुतवधोद्यतस्य रुक्मांगदस्य भगवद्दर्शनं नाम चतुस्त्रिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīcarite sutavadhodyatasya rukmāṃgadasya bhagavaddarśanaṃ nāma catustriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 34 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ ഉത്തരഭാഗത്തിലെ മോഹിനീചരിതത്തിൽ ‘പുത്രവധത്തിന് ഒരുങ്ങിയിരുന്ന രുക്മാംഗദന് ഭഗവദ്ദർശനം’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള മുപ്പത്തിനാലാം അധ്യായം സമാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Saṃkṣepa (संक्षेप/Closure marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; iti-śabda (quotative/closure particle)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: in the later part of the Śrī Bṛhat-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समूहः (title/section): 'in the later part of the Śrī Bṛhat Nāradīya Purāṇa'

• mohinī-carite: in the Mohinī episode
• mohinī-carite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः — 'mohinyāḥ caritam' (episode of Mohinī)

• suta-vadha-udyatasya: of (him) who was intent on killing his son
• suta-vadha-udyatasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक) + vadha (प्रातिपदिक) + udyata (कृदन्त, √yam् with ud-)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः — 'sutasya vadhe udyataḥ' (intent on killing his son)

• rukmāṅgadasya: of Rukmāṅgada
• rukmāṅgadasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rukmāṅgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana

• bhagavat-darśanam: the vision of the Lord
• bhagavat-darśanam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — 'bhagavataḥ darśanam'

• nāma: named
• nāma: Saṃjñā (संज्ञा/Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; nāma-śabda (naming particle)

• catuḥ-triṃśattamaḥ: thirty-fourth
• catuḥ-triṃśattamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catuḥ-triṃśat (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + tama (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound) + तमप् (ordinal)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/narratorial closing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Rukmāṅgada
• Bhagavān (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-ending colophon highlighting the climax: despite the extreme test of dharma (being ready to kill one’s own son), Rukmāṅgada receives Bhagavān’s direct darśana—signifying divine grace granted to unwavering righteousness and devotion.

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

By naming the chapter “Bhagavad-darśana,” it frames the narrative as a bhakti outcome: steadfast commitment to the Lord and to vowed dharma culminates in direct experience of God (darśana), the fruit of sincere devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this colophon; it primarily functions as a structural marker (adhyāya-samāpti) typical of Purāṇic compilation and oral recitation practice.