Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

आससादाचलं देवि रत्नश्रृंगविभूषितम् । बहुनिर्झरणोपेतं बहुपक्षिसमन्वितम् ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

āsasādācalaṃ devi ratnaśrṛṃgavibhūṣitam | bahunirjharaṇopetaṃ bahupakṣisamanvitam || 69 ||

Translation

Ó Deusa, ele alcançou uma montanha adornada por picos como joias, provida de muitas cascatas e repleta de inúmeras aves.

Word by Word

• आससाद: reached/approached
• आससाद: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ- सद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अचलम्: the mountain
• अचलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• रत्नशृङ्गविभूषितम्: adorned with jewel-like peaks
• रत्नशृङ्गविभूषितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; adjectival to अचलम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + शृङ्ग + विभूषित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies अचलम्); समासः: रत्नशृङ्ग (रत्नैः शृङ्गैः/with jewel-peaks) + विभूषित (क्त, adorned)

• बहुनिर्झरणोपेतम्: endowed with many waterfalls
• बहुनिर्झरणोपेतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; adjectival to अचलम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + निर्झरण + उपेत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies अचलम्); समासः: बहु (many) + निर्झरण (waterfalls) + उपेत (क्त, endowed with)

• बहुपक्षिसमन्वितम्: filled with many birds
• बहुपक्षिसमन्वितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; adjectival to अचलम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + पक्षि + समन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies अचलम्); समासः: बहु (many) + पक्षि (birds) + समन्वित (क्त, accompanied by)

Speaker

Narada (narrating to a Devi addressed as 'Devi' within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

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

It frames a tirtha-mahatmya setting: the seeker’s arrival at a divinely endowed mountain signals entry into a sacred landscape where merit (puṇya) and transformative encounters commonly unfold.

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

Bhakti here is implied through pilgrimage and reverent approach—reaching a sanctified place prepared by divine beauty (ratna-śṛṅga, nirjharaṇa) supports remembrance, worship, and contemplative devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions primarily as a descriptive locator within a tirtha narrative rather than a technical instruction.