Shloka 81

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वैवं वासुदेवस्य वचनं तस्य मोहिनि । रोमांचिततनुर्भूत्वा इदं स्तोत्रं जगौ नृपः ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

śrutvaivaṃ vāsudevasya vacanaṃ tasya mohini | romāṃcitatanurbhūtvā idaṃ stotraṃ jagau nṛpaḥ || 81 ||

Translation

ഹേ മോഹിനീ! വാസുദേവന്റെ വചനം ഇങ്ങനെ കേട്ട രാജാവ് ഭക്തിരോമാഞ്ചത്തോടെ ശരീരം വിറച്ച് ഈ സ്തോത്രം പാടി.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having heard’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘thus’

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मोहिनि: O enchantress (Mohinī)
• मोहिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• रोमाञ्चित-तनुः: one whose body was thrilled (with horripilation)
• रोमाञ्चित-तनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोमाञ्चित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘रोमाञ्चिता तनुः यस्य सः’

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having become’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• जगौ: sang/recited
• जगौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrator) describing the king’s response

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Mohini
• King (Nrpa)

FAQs

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

It marks the inner transformation that follows hearing Bhagavān’s words: the king’s romāñca (devotional thrill) becomes the immediate cause for stotra-recitation, showing that śravaṇa naturally culminates in kīrtana.

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

It presents a classic bhakti sequence—hearing (śravaṇa) Vāsudeva’s teaching and responding with praise (stotra/kīrtana). The bodily sign (romāñcita-tanu) indicates heartfelt absorption rather than mere intellectual assent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is devotional practice—listening attentively to divine instruction and expressing it through structured hymn-recitation (stotra).