Shloka 8

Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode

Devanagari script

साहं जाता गतस्नेहा परलोकजिगीषया । पुत्रस्य नृपशार्दूल सत्यवाक्यस्य पालनात् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

sāhaṃ jātā gatasnehā paralokajigīṣayā | putrasya nṛpaśārdūla satyavākyasya pālanāt || 8 ||

Translation

हे नृपशार्दूल! पुत्राने उच्चारलेल्या सत्यवचनाचे पालन केल्यामुळे मी स्नेहत्याग करून परलोकप्राप्तीची इच्छा धारण केली।

Word by Word

• सा: she (I, as a woman)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जाता: born; having become
• जाता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जन्’ धातोः—born/come to be

• गतस्नेहा: devoid of affection; whose affection is gone
• गतस्नेहा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘सा अहम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (गम् धातु + क्त) + स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्नेहः गतः यस्याः/यस्य); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परलोकजिगीषया: with the desire to attain the next world
• परलोकजिगीषया: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण—motive/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परलोक (प्रातिपदिक) + जिगीषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (परलोकं जिगीषा—desire to win the next world); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पुत्रस्य: of (my) son
• पुत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नृपशार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• नृपशार्दूल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (नृपः एव शार्दूलः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सत्यवाक्यस्य: of the true word/promise
• सत्यवाक्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सत्यं वाक्यम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पालनात्: from/because of (its) keeping
• पालनात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पालन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; कारणार्थे (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (a woman/mother figure addressing a king within the tirtha-mahatmya narrative of Book 2)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It teaches that satya (truthfulness) and faithful fulfillment of a vow/promise can generate deep vairāgya (detachment) and become a direct cause for attaining merit leading toward paraloka (the higher/other world).

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

While not explicitly naming a deity, it supports bhakti-ethics: devotion is stabilized by satya and dharma—keeping one’s word is presented as a purifying discipline that aligns the heart toward higher spiritual attainment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is dharma-nīti rather than a Vedāṅga technique: the verse emphasizes satyavākya-pālana (keeping a truthful pledge), a core ethical observance that underlies vrata practice and ritual integrity.