Shloka 65

Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī

Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada

Devanagari script

पर्वापेक्षी दुराचारः स याति नरकं ध्रुवम् । त्रिरात्रमपविद्धाहं त्वया भूप उपोषणात् ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

parvāpekṣī durācāraḥ sa yāti narakaṃ dhruvam | trirātramapaviddhāhaṃ tvayā bhūpa upoṣaṇāt || 65 ||

Translation

ပွဲနေ့များကိုသာ မျှော်လင့်၍ အစာရှောင်သူ အကျင့်ပျက်သည် နరకသို့ မလွဲမသွေ သွားရ၏။ အို ဘုရင်တော်၊ သင်၏ အစာရှောင်ခြင်းကြောင့် ငါသည် သုံးညတိုင်တိုင် အဝေးထားခံရ၍ မလေးစားခံရ하였다။

Word by Word

• पर्वापेक्षी: one who waits for (only) festival-days
• पर्वापेक्षी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वापेक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective; समास: पर्व + अपेक्षिन् (‘one who depends on/looks to festival-days’)

• दुराचारः: a wicked person
• दुराचारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुराचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘evil-conducted’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; परस्मैपद

• नरकम्: to hell
• नरकम्: Gati-Karma (गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणवत्), ‘certainly’

• त्रिरात्रम्: for three nights
• त्रिरात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिरात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; समास: त्रि + रात्र (द्विगु: ‘three nights’)

• अपविद्धा: cast off / rejected
• अपविद्धा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपविद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate with ‘अहम्’ (speaker feminine)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Common, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Agent (करण/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• भूप: O king
• भूप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• उपोषणात्: because of fasting
• उपोषणात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; from fasting/abstaining

Speaker

Unspecified (dialogue voice addressing a king; likely a sage/guest speaking within the narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (fasting mentioned generically; ‘parva’ indicates festival-days, not a named vrata)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"raudra","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"A harsh moral indictment escalates into fear of hell, then turns personal—accusing the king of having neglected the speaker for three nights due to fasting."}

Characters & Entities

• Naraka

FAQs

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

It warns that fasting (vrata/upoṣaṇa) without ethical conduct and right intention becomes spiritually barren and even blameworthy, especially if it leads to neglect of dharma such as honoring a guest.

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

It implies that genuine devotion is not mere calendar-based austerity; it must be joined to purity of conduct and service (seva). Otherwise, religious acts become showy observances rather than bhakti-oriented living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa/Dharma practice: rules of vrata (fasting) and the priority of atithi-satkara (guest honor). The verse cautions against ritualism divorced from dharmic conduct.