Shloka 9

The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode

Devanagari script

व्रीडाकरस्तात मनुष्यलोके समर्थपुत्रे सुरताभिकामी । भवेत्पिता चेद्ब्रलिभिश्च युक्तो जीर्णद्विजः श्वेतशिरोरुहश्च ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

vrīḍākarastāta manuṣyaloke samarthaputre suratābhikāmī | bhavetpitā cedbralibhiśca yukto jīrṇadvijaḥ śvetaśiroruhaśca || 9 ||

Translation

ହେ ପ୍ରିୟ, ମନୁଷ୍ୟଲୋକରେ ସମର୍ଥ ପୁଅମାନେ ଥିବା ସତ୍ତ୍ୱେ, ଭାଜିପଡ଼ା ଚର୍ମ ଓ ଧଳା କେଶଯୁକ୍ତ ଜୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଦ୍ୱିଜ ପିତା ଯଦି ଏବେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସୁରତସୁଖ ଚାହେ, ତାହା ଲଜ୍ଜାକର।

Word by Word

• vrīḍā-karaḥ: shame-causing
• vrīḍā-karaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vrīḍā (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (1/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; samāsa: ‘causing shame’

• tāta: dear father/sir
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• manuṣya-loke: in the human world
• manuṣya-loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuṣya (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (7/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; samāsa: ‘in the human world’

• samartha-putre: (when there is) a capable son
• samartha-putre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samartha (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: ‘a capable son’ (locative: ‘when/where there is a capable son’)

• suratā-abhikāmī: eager for lovemaking
• suratā-abhikāmī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suratā (प्रातिपदिक) + abhikāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; samāsa: ‘desiring sexual pleasure’

• bhavet: would be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ/Optative (विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• pitā: father
• pitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• cet: if
• cet: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (शर्तबोधक-अव्यय)

• balibhiḥ: with wrinkles
• balibhiḥ: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); ‘with wrinkles/folds’ (contextual)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• yuktaḥ: endowed (with)
• yuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (धातु) + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘endowed/possessed’

• jīrṇa-dvijaḥ: an aged brāhmaṇa
• jīrṇa-dvijaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: ‘an aged brāhmaṇa’

• śveta-śiraḥ-ruhaḥ: white-haired
• śveta-śiraḥ-ruhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śveta (प्रातिपदिक) + śiras (प्रातिपदिक) + ruha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; samāsa: ‘having white hair on the head’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

Speaker

Narada (instructional tone within Uttara-Bhaga discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

FAQs

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

It stresses dharmic propriety and vairagya: as one ages, dignity and self-restraint should replace sense-indulgence, especially for a dvija who is expected to model ethical conduct.

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

By discouraging obsession with sensual pleasure, it indirectly supports bhakti: controlling desires makes the mind steadier for remembrance, worship, and disciplined religious life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily sadachara (right conduct) rather than a technical Vedanga; the takeaway is ethical discipline aligned with dharma-shastra norms for the dvija and the householder stage.