Shloka 27

The Duties and Conduct of the Graduate (Snātaka) and the Householder

Devanagari script

विधूय मोहकलिलं लब्ध्वा योगमनुत्तमम् । गृहस्थो मुच्यते बंधान्नात्र कार्याविचारणा

Transliteration

vidhūya mohakalilaṃ labdhvā yogamanuttamam | gṛhastho mucyate baṃdhānnātra kāryāvicāraṇā

Translation

ମୋହର କଲିଳକୁ ଝାଡ଼ି ଦେଇ ଅନୁତ୍ତମ ଯୋଗ ଲାଭ କଲେ, ଗୃହସ୍ଥ ମଧ୍ୟ ବନ୍ଧନରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ; ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ କିମ୍ବା ଅଧିକ ବିଚାର ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ନୁହେଁ।

Word by Word

• vidhūya: having shaken off
• vidhūya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√dhū (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), ‘having shaken off’

• moha-kalilam: the mire of delusion
• moha-kalilam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक) + kalila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘the mire/thicket of delusion’

• labdhvā: having obtained
• labdhvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having obtained’

• yogam: yoga
• yogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• anuttamam: unsurpassed, supreme
• anuttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; agrees with yogam

• gṛhasthaḥ: a householder
• gṛhasthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛhastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• mucyate: is liberated
• mucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person, Singular; passive/intransitive sense ‘is freed’

• bandhāt: from bondage
• bandhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deictic adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• kārya-avicāraṇā: (there is) no need for deliberation
• kārya-avicāraṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + avicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘non-deliberation about what is to be done’ (i.e., no need of deliberation)

Speaker

Unspecified (verse presented without explicit dialogue attribution in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: baṃdhānnātra = bandhāt + na + atra (t+n → nn; vowel coalescence). yogamanuttamam = yogam + anuttamam (m+a sandhi).

FAQs

Does the Padma Purana say a householder can attain liberation?

Yes. This verse explicitly affirms that a gṛhastha who dispels delusion and attains supreme yoga can be freed from bondage.

What is meant by “mohakalila” in this verse?

“Mohakalila” means the muddy confusion of delusion—mental and moral obscuration that prevents clear spiritual insight.

What ethical or practical lesson does the verse give?

It teaches that liberation depends on inner transformation and authentic spiritual discipline, not merely on changing one’s social stage of life; therefore one should not dismiss the householder path as spiritually inferior.