Shloka 36

The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

तस्याऽपि कर्णे ध्वनिराविवेश विमोहिनीवक्त्रसमुद्भवो यः । विमोहितो येन विमुच्य वाहं त्रिविक्रमेणेव विलंघ्यमानम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

tasyā'pi karṇe dhvanirāviveśa vimohinīvaktrasamudbhavo yaḥ | vimohito yena vimucya vāhaṃ trivikrameṇeva vilaṃghyamānam || 36 ||

Translation

ବିମୋହିନୀର ମୁଖରୁ ଉଦ୍ଭୂତ ସେଇ ଧ୍ୱନି ତାଙ୍କ କାନରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲା; ତାହାରେ ମୋହିତ ହୋଇ ସେ ନିଜ ବାହନକୁ ଛାଡ଼ିଦେଲେ, ଯେପରି ତ୍ରିବିକ୍ରମ (ବିଷ୍ଣୁ) ତାହାକୁ ଲଂଘନ କରୁଛନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• कर्णे: in (his) ear
• कर्णे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• ध्वनिः: the sound
• ध्वनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Subject), एकवचन

• आ-विवेश: entered
• आ-विवेश: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विमोहिनी-वक्त्र-समुद्भवः: (the sound) arising from the enchantress’s mouth
• विमोहिनी-वक्त्र-समुद्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—विमोहिन्याः वक्त्रात् समुद्भवः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष)

• यः: which
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• विमोहितः: bewildered
• विमोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमोहित (कृदन्त; वि + √मुह् (धातु) + णिच्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम

• विमुच्य: having released/letting go
• विमुच्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• वाहम्: the vehicle/mount
• वाहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Object), एकवचन

• त्रिविक्रमेण: by Trivikrama (Vishnu)
• त्रिविक्रमेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—त्रीणि विक्रमाणि यस्य सः (बहुव्रीहि; epithet of Viṣṇu)

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक निपात (comparative particle)

• विलङ्घ्यमानम्: being overstepped/leapt over
• विलङ्घ्यमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + √लङ्घ् (धातु) → विलङ्घ्यमान (कृदन्त; शानच्, कर्मणि)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वर्तमानकालिक कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana account)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"The sound penetrates the listener and produces delusion; the king’s control breaks, culminating in abandoning his mount under a cosmic comparison (Trivikrama)."}

Characters & Entities

• Vimohini
• Trivikrama (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It highlights how māyā (bewildering power), symbolized by Vimohinī’s voice, can instantly unsettle even a capable being—yet Vishnu’s Trivikrama is invoked as the true, unsurpassable measure of power and reality beyond delusion.

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

By contrasting enchantment (vimohana) with Trivikrama’s transcendence, the verse implicitly directs the mind away from sensory fascination and toward Vishnu as the stable refuge—an essential bhakti move: replacing attraction to māyā with remembrance of Hari.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No explicit Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) instruction appears; the practical takeaway is ethical-dharma oriented: guard the senses (especially hearing) from misleading influences and anchor discernment in Vishnu-centered remembrance.