Shloka 48

The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरेभागे मोहिनीदर्शनं नाम एकादशोऽध्यायः ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarebhāge mohinīdarśanaṃ nāma ekādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 11 ||

Translation

अशा रीतीने श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणाच्या उत्तरभागातील ‘मोहिनी-दर्शन’ नावाचा अकरावा अध्याय समाप्त झाला ॥ ११ ॥

Word by Word

• इति: thus / end-quote marker
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• श्री: revered / auspicious
• श्री: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/सम्बोधन-एकवचन (honorific prefix, indeclinable-like usage)

• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरेभागे: in the Uttara-part of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरेभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + नारदीय + पुराण + उत्तर + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• मोहिनीदर्शनम्: ‘Vision of Mohinī’
• मोहिनीदर्शनम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम (title)

• नाम: named / called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (naming particle)

• एकादशः: eleventh
• एकादशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अध्यायस्य विशेषणम् (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/मुख्यपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देश (chapter-title head)

Speaker

Narrator (colophon/adhyāya-ending formula; traditionally Sūta-style redactional voice)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the formal completion of Adhyāya 11; it frames the preceding teaching/story as a complete unit and preserves the traditional title “Mohinī-darśana,” aiding recitation, study, and transmission.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not stated here because it is a chapter-ending formula; its devotional value lies in honoring the Purāṇic text as sacred śravaṇa (listening/recitation) material, which supports Viṣṇu-bhakti in the surrounding narrative.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects textual organization and pāṭha-tradition (how chapters are named and concluded) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it helps accurate referencing for ritual reading schedules, kathā sessions, and manuscript cataloging.