Shloka 46

Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa

Devanagari script

हा तात हा जगन्नाथ सृष्टिस्थित्त्यंतकारक । इत्येव शब्दं क्रोशंती ब्रह्मणोमानसोद्भवा ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

hā tāta hā jagannātha sṛṣṭisthittyaṃtakāraka | ityeva śabdaṃ krośaṃtī brahmaṇomānasodbhavā || 46 ||

Translation

«Увы, отец! Увы, Джаганнатха, Владыка вселенной, совершающий творение, поддержание и разрушение!» — лишь эти слова выкрикивая, рождённые умом Брахмы сыновья громко рыдали.

Word by Word

• हा: alas!
• हा: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), interjection (उद्गार) expressing lament

• तात: O dear father! / O dear one!
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• हा: alas!
• हा: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), interjection (उद्गार)

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world!
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘lord of the world’

• सृष्टि-स्थिति-अन्त-कारक: O maker of creation, preservation, and dissolution!
• सृष्टि-स्थिति-अन्त-कारक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) of sṛṣṭi-sthiti-anta + Tatpuruṣa with kāraka = ‘maker of creation, maintenance, and end’

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle (‘just/indeed’)

• शब्दम्: a cry/utterance
• शब्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• क्रोशन्ती: crying out
• क्रोशन्ती: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोशन्ती (कृदन्त, √क्रुश्)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ब्रह्मणः-मानस-उद्भवा: mind-born (daughter) of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः-मानस-उद्भवा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष): ‘born from the mind of Brahmā’

Speaker

Narrator (Suta/Pauraṇika voice) describing the scene; dialogue context within Narada Purana’s Uttara-Bhaga narration

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Jagannatha (Vishnu)
• Brahma
• Manasaputras (mind-born sons of Brahma)

FAQs

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

It portrays intense śaraṇāgati (surrender) through lament and remembrance of Jagannātha as the supreme governor of creation, preservation, and dissolution—turning distress into direct God-centered invocation.

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

Bhakti here appears as urgent nāma-smaraṇa and stuti in crisis: the devotees call on “Jagannātha” and acknowledge His cosmic lordship, showing that devotion is sustained by remembrance of God’s sovereignty in all states—sṛṣṭi, sthiti, and laya.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; the key takeaway is theological vocabulary used in Purāṇic stuti—identifying the deity by functions (kāraka of sṛṣṭi-sthiti-anta), a common interpretive tool in Itihāsa-Purāṇa exposition.