Shloka 13

Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode

Devanagari script

सत्तयसंरक्षणार्थत्वान्नृणां स्युर्मोक्षदायिकाः । कीर्तिसंस्तरणार्थाय कर्त्तव्यं मनुजैः सदा ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

sattayasaṃrakṣaṇārthatvānnṛṇāṃ syurmokṣadāyikāḥ | kīrtisaṃstaraṇārthāya karttavyaṃ manujaiḥ sadā || 13 ||

Translation

स्वतःच्या अस्तित्व व कल्याणाचे रक्षण करणारे हे धर्माचरण मनुष्यांस मोक्ष देणारे ठरते. म्हणून उत्तम कीर्तीचा प्रसार व्हावा यासाठी ते नेहमी करावे।

Word by Word

• सत्तयसंरक्षणार्थत्वात्: because of the purpose of protecting existence/being
• सत्तयसंरक्षणार्थत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्तया-सम्-रक्षण-अर्थ-त्व (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (ablative of cause)

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• स्युः: may be / should be
• स्युः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मोक्षदायिकाः: granting liberation
• मोक्षदायिकाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष-दायिका (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• कीर्तिसंस्तरणार्थाय: for the purpose of spreading fame
• कीर्तिसंस्तरणार्थाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति-संस्तरण-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (dative of purpose)

• कर्त्तव्यम्: to be done; obligatory
• कर्त्तव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि/आवश्यकता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), विधेय (predicate)

• मनुजैः: by men
• मनुजैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (instrumental: by)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Narada (instructional voice within Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/merit discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

The verse links daily dharmic observance with two outcomes: immediate protection of one’s life and well-being (sattā-saṃrakṣaṇa) and the highest goal of liberation (mokṣa), showing that sustained righteous practice is itself a moksha-supporting path.

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

While not naming a specific deity here, the verse supports the bhakti framework of the Purana by emphasizing continual practice (sadā kartavyam). In Narada Purana, such steady observance commonly includes devotion-oriented acts—pilgrimage, vows, worship, and remembrance—whose purity of intent culminates in moksha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (sadācāra) and regular performance of prescribed acts, which is the applied foundation upon which ritual and scriptural learning bears fruit.