Narada Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 15

The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

इह जन्मनि राजेंद्र द्वादश्यार्चयसे हरिम् । अवश्यं प्राप्यसे राजन् विष्णोः सायुज्यतां ध्रुवम् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

iha janmani rājeṃdra dvādaśyārcayase harim | avaśyaṃ prāpyase rājan viṣṇoḥ sāyujyatāṃ dhruvam || 15 ||

Translation

ହେ ରାଜେନ୍ଦ୍ର, ଏହି ଜନ୍ମରେ ଯଦି ତୁମେ ଦ୍ୱାଦଶୀ ଦିନ ହରିଙ୍କୁ ଅର୍ଚ୍ଚନା କର, ତେବେ ହେ ରାଜନ୍, ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ତୁମେ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ଧ୍ରୁବ ସାୟୁଜ୍ୟ (ଏକତ୍ୱ) ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରିବ॥१५॥

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Adverbial locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘here/in this (life)’

• जन्मनि: in this birth
• जन्मनि: अधिकरण (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular (in birth/life)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (राजन् + इन्द्र) ‘king of kings’

• द्वादश्याम्: on Dvādaśī
• द्वादश्याम्: अधिकरण (Time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular (on the twelfth lunar day)

• अर्चयसे: you worship
• अर्चयसे: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘you worship’

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular

• अवश्यम्: certainly
• अवश्यम्: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘certainly/necessarily’

• प्राप्यसे: you will attain
• प्राप्यसे: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘you attain/obtain’

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; genitive singular (of Viṣṇu)

• सायुज्यताम्: union (with him)
• सायुज्यताम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायुज्यता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular (state of union/identity)

• ध्रुवम्: surely
• ध्रुवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; used adverbially/predicatively ‘surely/firmly’ qualifying attainment

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching a king in the Dvādaśī/Ekādaśī-vrata context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśī-vrata (Hari-arcana on Dvādaśī; Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī observance context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It declares Dvādaśī worship of Hari as a direct, assured means to attain Viṣṇu’s sāyujya (liberating union), emphasizing the certainty (dhruvam/avaśyam) of the फल (result).

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

Bhakti is presented as practical and vow-centered: sincere worship (arcana) of Hari on the sacred tithi (Dvādaśī) becomes the decisive cause for liberation, highlighting devotion expressed through observance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā/astronomical time-reckoning used in ritual observance is implied: the vrata depends on correct identification of the lunar tithi (Dvādaśī) for worship, aligning practice with dharma-based calendrical discipline.