Shloka 10

The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode

Devanagari script

जीर्णोऽप्यजीर्णस्तव सौख्यवृद्धो वांछे इमां लोकवरां वरार्हाम् । संत्यज्य देवान्मम हेतुमागतामनंगबाणाभिहतां सुनेत्राम् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

jīrṇo'pyajīrṇastava saukhyavṛddho vāṃche imāṃ lokavarāṃ varārhām | saṃtyajya devānmama hetumāgatāmanaṃgabāṇābhihatāṃ sunetrām || 10 ||

Translation

ମୁଁ ଜୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ତୁମ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସୁଖବୃଦ୍ଧି ହୋଇ ମୋତେ ଅଜୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପରି ଲାଗେ। ଲୋକର ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ବରାର୍ହ—କାମବାଣରେ ଆହତ—ସୁନେତ୍ରାକୁ ମୁଁ ଚାହେ; ସେ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରି ମୋ ଆକାଙ୍କ୍ଷାର କାରଣରୂପେ ମୋ ପାଖକୁ ଆସିଛି।

Word by Word

• jīrṇaḥ: old
• jīrṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of implicit ‘aham’

• api: even though
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) expressing concession

• ajīrṇaḥ: not worn out (still vigorous)
• ajīrṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of implicit ‘aham’

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• saukhya-vṛddhaḥ: grown in comfort
• saukhya-vṛddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saukhya (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; samāsa: ‘increased by happiness/comfort’

• vāñche: I desire
• vāñche: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vāñch (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ/Present, Uttama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• imām: this (woman)
• imām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• loka-varām: best in the world
• loka-varām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of imām; samāsa: ‘best in the world’

• vara-arhām: worthy of an excellent (husband)
• vara-arhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + arhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of imām; ‘worthy of the best’

• saṃtyajya: having abandoned
• saṃtyajya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + √tyaj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्): ‘having abandoned’

• devān: the gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• hetum: cause, reason
• hetum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• āgatām: come (to me)
• āgatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + √gam (धातु) + āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of imām: ‘come (to me)’

• anaṅga-bāṇa-abhihatām: struck by Cupid’s arrows
• anaṅga-bāṇa-abhihatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + abhihata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; samāsa: ‘struck by Cupid’s arrows’; abhihata = PPP (क्त) from abhi + √han

• sunetrām: beautiful-eyed
• sunetrām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रादि) + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: ‘having beautiful eyes’

Speaker

A male suitor/king-like figure (narrative speaker within the Tirtha-Mahatmya episode; exact named speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Kama (Ananga)
• Sunetra
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how kāma (desire), personified by Kāma’s arrows, can overpower even age and status; it functions as a narrative warning that worldly longing can redirect one’s priorities away from higher dharma unless governed by discernment (viveka).

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

Indirectly, it contrasts worldly attachment with higher aims; in the Narada Purana’s broader devotional framework, such episodes remind the listener to turn the mind from sense-driven fascination toward steadiness and devotion to Vishnu, where lasting sukha is found.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No direct Vedanga instruction appears in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical psychology—recognizing the force of kāma and applying self-restraint (dama) and right judgment, which supports dharmic ritual life rather than undermining it.