Shloka 25

Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa

Devanagari script

जलधिः शोषमायाति पावकश्चोष्णतां त्यजेत् । तथापि न त्यजे विप्रा व्रतमेकादशीदिने ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

jaladhiḥ śoṣamāyāti pāvakaścoṣṇatāṃ tyajet | tathāpi na tyaje viprā vratamekādaśīdine || 25 ||

Translation

သမုဒ္ဒရာပင် ခြောက်သွေ့သွားနိုင်၍ မီးလည်း အပူကို စွန့်လွှတ်နိုင်သော်လည်း၊ ဗြာဟ္မဏတို့ရေ၊ ဧကာဒသီနေ့၌ ဧကာဒသီဝ్రတကို ငါ မစွန့်လွှတ်မည်မဟုတ်။

Word by Word

• जलधिः: the ocean
• जलधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शोषम्: drying up, desiccation
• शोषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आयाति: comes to, reaches
• आयाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• पावकः: fire
• पावकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उष्णताम्: heat, hotness
• उष्णताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्णता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्यजेत्: might abandon
• त्यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (concessive/emphatic: even/also)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• त्यजे: I would abandon
• त्यजे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; (अहं)

• विप्राः: O brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), बहुवचन

• व्रतम्: vow, observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकादशी-दिने: on the Ekādaśī day
• एकादशी-दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (एकादश्याः दिनम्)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Ekadashi

FAQs

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

It declares unwavering resolve: Ekādaśī is presented as a non-negotiable dharmic observance, upheld even if the natural order (ocean and fire) were to reverse—highlighting its supreme sanctity in devotional life.

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

By stressing steadfastness in Ekādaśī-vrata, the verse frames bhakti as consistent practice and loyalty to Vishnu-centered disciplines, not dependent on convenience or changing circumstances.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly relies on Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy) for identifying the tithi (Ekādaśī) correctly and on Kalpa (ritual procedure) for maintaining a vrata with firm resolve.