Shloka 47

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

हृत्पंकजसमासीनं तेजोरूपंसनातनम् । तस्मिँल्लयमनुप्राप्ते किं नु मे जीविते फलम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

hṛtpaṃkajasamāsīnaṃ tejorūpaṃsanātanam | tasmiṃllayamanuprāpte kiṃ nu me jīvite phalam || 47 ||

Translation

ഹൃദയപങ്കജത്തിൽ ആസീനനായ, തേജോമയ സനാതന പ്രഭു ലയത്തിലേക്ക് പ്രവേശിച്ച് (എന്റെ ബോധത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മറഞ്ഞാൽ), എന്റെ ജീവതത്തിന് എന്ത് ഫലം?

Word by Word

• हृत्-पङ्कज-समासीनम्: seated in the heart-lotus
• हृत्-पङ्कज-समासीनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक) + समासीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (locative determinative): हृत्पङ्कजे समासीनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त: सम् + आ + √सद् (धातु) + क्त (PPP)

• तेजः-रूपम्: of radiant form
• तेजः-रूपम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: तेज एव रूपम् (whose form is radiance); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that (state/being)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• लयम्: dissolution/absorption
• लयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अनुप्राप्ते: when (it is) attained/when absorption has occurred
• अनुप्राप्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + प्र + आप् (धातु) → अनुप्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP): √आप् + क्त; सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) with तस्मिन्

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• नु: indeed/then (interrogative)
• नु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative/emphatic particle)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; enclitic form

• जीविते: in (this) life
• जीविते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (devotional reflection in dialogue tradition attributed to Narada’s instruction stream)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Atman
• Paramatman
• Hridaya-kamala (heart-lotus)

FAQs

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

It expresses intense longing for direct inner presence of the Eternal Divine in the heart; if that presence is lost in laya/withdrawal from awareness, worldly life feels purposeless—highlighting bhakti-driven vairagya and the primacy of inner realization.

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

Bhakti here is not merely external worship but heart-centered remembrance: the Lord is envisioned as seated in the heart-lotus as radiant and eternal, and the devotee measures life’s value by unbroken inner connection (smaraṇa/dhyāna).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is yogic-dhyana application—steady heart-focus (hridaya-dharana) and contemplative absorption (laya) as a discipline supporting moksha.