Shloka 15

Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī

Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada

Devanagari script

प्रसंगे दशसाहस्रं पुण्यमायाति संक्षयम् । पुण्यस्य संक्षयात्पापी पाषाणाखुर्भवेद्ध्रुवम् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

prasaṃge daśasāhasraṃ puṇyamāyāti saṃkṣayam | puṇyasya saṃkṣayātpāpī pāṣāṇākhurbhaveddhruvam || 15 ||

Translation

କୁସଙ୍ଗ ଓ ଆସକ୍ତିର ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗରେ ଦଶସାହସ୍ର ପୁଣ୍ୟ ମଧ୍ୟ କ୍ଷୟକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଏ। ପୁଣ୍ୟ କ୍ଷୟ ହେଲେ ପାପୀ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ‘ପାଷାଣାଖୁର’ (ଅଧମ ଯୋନି) ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• प्रसङ्गे: in (such) association/attachment
• प्रसङ्गे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• दशसाहस्रम्: ten-thousand (fold)
• दशसाहस्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical): 'दश साहस्राणि' ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (collective)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आयाति: comes/reaches
• आयाति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संक्षयम्: to destruction/decay
• संक्षयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुण्यस्य: of merit
• पुण्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• संक्षयात्: from the loss
• संक्षयात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• पापी: a sinner
• पापी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पाषाणाखुः: a stone-rat (a kind of rat)
• पाषाणाखुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाषाण + आखु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'पाषाणस्य आखुः' ; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (indeclinable adverbial use): 'certainly'

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Dharma/Tirtha context; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage implied)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

FAQs

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

It warns that merit (puṇya) is not permanent if one falls into harmful attachment and misconduct; when puṇya is depleted, one faces a degraded rebirth, emphasizing vigilance in conduct even during holy contexts.

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

Bhakti is protected by purity of association and behavior; the verse indirectly teaches that devotion thrives with restraint and satsanga, while reckless prasanga can erode the spiritual gains that support steady Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects the karmic-ethical logic used in Dharma teachings—how actions and associations affect puṇya and pāpa—useful for applying smārta/nitya-naimittika discipline in pilgrimage and ritual life (though no specific Vedanga technicality is named).