Shloka 60

Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode

Devanagari script

त्वदर्थे मरणं मह्यमक्षय्य गतिदायकम् । तवापि निर्मला लोकाः स्ववाक्यपरिपालनात् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

tvadarthe maraṇaṃ mahyamakṣayya gatidāyakam | tavāpi nirmalā lokāḥ svavākyaparipālanāt || 60 ||

Translation

त्वदर्थे मरणं मह्यमक्षय्यगतिदायकम्। तवापि स्ववाक्यपरिपालनान्निर्मला लोकाः भविष्यन्ति॥

Word by Word

• tvad-arthe: for your sake
• tvad-arthe: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘त्वदर्थः’ = ‘तव अर्थः’; अर्थे = लोकेटिव ‘for your sake’

• maraṇam: death
• maraṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• mahyam: for me
• mahyam: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• akṣayyam: imperishable
• akṣayyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṣayya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘मरणम्’ इति विशेषण

• gati-dāyakam: bestowing (good) destiny
• gati-dāyakam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक) + dāyaka (दा धातु, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘गतिं ददाति’

• tava: of you / your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also)

• nirmalāḥ: pure
• nirmalāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘लोकाः’ इति विशेषण

• lokāḥ: worlds
• lokāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sva-vākya-paripālanāt: from keeping one’s word
• sva-vākya-paripālanāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक) + paripālana (पाल् धातु, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (स्वस्य वाक्यस्य परिपालनम्)

Speaker

Unknown (context-dependent; verse expresses a devotee/supplicant’s resolve to uphold another’s promise)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches that selfless willingness to give up even one’s life for a righteous cause becomes a direct means to an imperishable spiritual end (akṣayya-gati), while truthfulness and fidelity to one’s promise preserve purity and cosmic order.

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

Bhakti is shown as loyal self-offering: the devotee values the beloved’s dharma and honor above personal survival, trusting that such surrender yields an unfailing spiritual destination.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-based discipline—satya (truthfulness) and vow-keeping (vrata-niṣṭhā)—which underlies proper ritual conduct and scriptural practice.