Shloka 3

The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

पुत्रस्य वचनात्प्राप्ता तत्क्षणं नृपसन्निधौ । श्राविता मोहिनी वाक्यं पितुर्वाक्यं तथैव च ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

putrasya vacanātprāptā tatkṣaṇaṃ nṛpasannidhau | śrāvitā mohinī vākyaṃ piturvākyaṃ tathaiva ca || 3 ||

Translation

ପୁତ୍ରର ବଚନରେ ସେ ତତ୍କ୍ଷଣେ ରାଜାଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖକୁ ଆସିଲା। ସେଠାରେ ମୋହିନୀଙ୍କୁ ପୁତ୍ରର କଥା ଓ ପିତାର କଥା ମଧ୍ୟ ଶୁଣାଯାଇଲା।

Word by Word

• पुत्रस्य: of the son
• पुत्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of the son'

• वचनात्: from (his) words / at (his) request
• वचनात्: अपादान (अपादान/Ablative source-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन — 'from/at the request of (speech)'

• प्राप्ता: (she) arrived
• प्राप्ता: कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृसदृश-विशेषण (predicate participle of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — 'having arrived/come'

• तत्-क्षणम्: immediately / at that moment
• तत्-क्षणम्: कालाधिकरण (Time adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः — 'at that very moment'

• नृप-सन्निधौ: in the king’s presence
• नृप-सन्निधौ: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: नृपस्य सन्निधिः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in the king’s presence'

• श्राविता: was made to hear / was informed
• श्राविता: कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृसदृश-विशेषण (predicate participle of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रावित (णिच् causative) (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'was caused to hear / was made to hear'

• मोहिनी: Mohinī
• मोहिनी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — proper name/title

• वाक्यम्: the statement
• वाक्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'statement'

• पितुः: of the father
• पितुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of the father'

• वाक्यम्: the statement
• वाक्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'statement' (elliptic: 'the father’s statement')

• तथा: thus
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण) — 'thus/so'

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: निपात (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/निपात) — emphasis

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/समुच्चय)

Speaker

Narada (narrating the episode to the Sanatkumara brothers, contextually)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• King (nṛpa)
• Son (putra)
• Father (pitṛ)

FAQs

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

It highlights dharma through due hearing: truth and justice are approached by listening impartially to all parties before judgment.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti-based dharma by emphasizing integrity and fairness—virtues that sustain righteous conduct aligned with devotion and sacred order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects principles akin to Nyaya-style reasoning and procedural fairness in discourse—careful hearing (śravaṇa) of statements before forming conclusions.