Shloka 88

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनी चरिते शापप्राप्तिर्नाम पञ्चत्रिंशोऽध्यायः ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinī carite śāpaprāptirnāma pañcatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 35 ||

Translation

अशा प्रकारे श्री बृहन्नारदीय पुराणाच्या उत्तरभागातील मोहिनीचरित्रात ‘शापप्राप्ती’ नामक पंचत्रिंशावा अध्याय समाप्त झाला।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक

• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागे: in the latter part of the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular); अधिकरणे (locative: 'in the ... section')

• मोहिनी: (in) Mohinī
• मोहिनी: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular) (as title-locative: 'in Mohinī...')

• चरिते: in the narrative
• चरिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular)

• शाप-प्राप्तिः: the obtaining of a curse
• शाप-प्राप्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (particle indicating title: 'named')

• पञ्चत्रिंशः: thirty-fifth
• पञ्चत्रिंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चत्रिंशत् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular); क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Suta (chapter colophon / editorial closure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mohini
• Brihannaradiya Purana

FAQs

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

This is a concluding colophon that formally seals the chapter, preserving the textual integrity of the Mohinī-carita and marking the completion of the “Śāpaprāpti” episode for recitation and study.

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

It does not directly teach bhakti; it functions as a chapter-ending marker. Its value for bhakti practice is in organizing the narrative into recitable units used in Purāṇic hearing (śravaṇa) and remembrance (smaraṇa).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga instruction appears; however, the colophon reflects traditional textual discipline (anukrama/structuring), supporting accurate transmission and citation in Purāṇic study.