Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

सीमंते सप्त रत्नानि केयूरेऽष्टौ च पंच च । एवं रत्नाचितां बालां शातकुम्भसमप्रभाम् ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

sīmaṃte sapta ratnāni keyūre'ṣṭau ca paṃca ca | evaṃ ratnācitāṃ bālāṃ śātakumbhasamaprabhām || 82 ||

Translation

सीमन्ते सप्त रत्नानि, केयूरेऽष्टौ च पञ्च च; एवं रत्नाचिता बाला शातकुम्भसमप्रभा बभौ॥

Word by Word

• सीमन्ते: in the sīmantā (hair-parting ornament)
• सीमन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in the hair-parting/forehead ornament position’

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या (seven) qualifying रत्नानि

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• केयूरे: in the armlet
• केयूरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केयूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in the armlet’

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या (eight); प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन-रूप (numeral usage) qualifying (ratnāni understood)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या (five) qualifying (ratnāni understood)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• रत्न-आचिताम्: adorned with gems
• रत्न-आचिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आचित (कृदन्त, धातु √चि with आ-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—रत्नैः आचिता (adorned/filled with gems)

• बालाम्: the girl
• बालाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• शातकुम्भ-सम-प्रभाम्: having a radiance like gold
• शातकुम्भ-सम-प्रभाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शातकुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—शातकुम्भेन समा प्रभा यस्याः सा (having luster equal to gold)

Speaker

Narada (narrative description within the Uttara-Bhaga mahatmya style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shringara","emotional_journey":"The verse delights in meticulous ornament-counting (hair-part jewels, armlets), culminating in a radiant simile—her glow like refined gold—ending in visual wonder."}

FAQs

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

The verse uses auspicious ornamentation and gold-like radiance to signal divine or highly meritorious presence—typical of tirtha-mahatmya narration where beauty and brilliance indicate punya, protection, and sacred power revealed through darśana.

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

Indirectly: in tirtha contexts, the devotee’s reverent attention to sacred manifestations (radiance, auspicious marks, divine-like splendour) cultivates śraddhā and bhakti, reinforcing that holy places and their visions elevate the mind toward Vishnu-centered devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A basic Śikṣā/saṃskāra-oriented cultural detail is implied: bodily marks and ornaments are described with precise counts and placements, reflecting traditional attention to auspicious signs (lakṣaṇa) and ritual aesthetics, though no explicit Vedanga doctrine is taught in this single verse.