Shloka 55

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

निर्गतेन श्रुतं तेन मोहिनीचेष्टितं नृप । सक्रोधो मुनिशार्दूलो देववृंदमुपागतः ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

nirgatena śrutaṃ tena mohinīceṣṭitaṃ nṛpa | sakrodho muniśārdūlo devavṛṃdamupāgataḥ || 55 ||

Translation

निर्गतेन तेन, नृप, मोहिन्याः चेष्टितं श्रुतम्। स क्रोधसमाविष्टो मुनिशार्दूलो देववृन्दमुपागतः॥

Word by Word

• nirgatena: by the one who had emerged
• nirgatena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirgata (कृदन्त; √gam धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); 'by/with the one who had come out' (i.e., by him)

• śrutam: (it was) heard
• śrutam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruta (कृदन्त; √śru धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle used substantively), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); here as कर्म (object) understood: 'was heard'

• tena: by him / by that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• mohinī-ceṣṭitam: Mohinī's deed/behavior
• mohinī-ceṣṭitam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक) + ceṣṭita (कृदन्त; √ceṣṭ धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Genitive/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of Mohinī' + 'act'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sa-krodhaḥ: angry
• sa-krodhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास ('having anger' = angry); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of 'muniśārdūlaḥ'

• muni-śārdūlaḥ: the tiger among sages (great sage)
• muni-śārdūlaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Karmadhāraya-like epithet: 'tiger among sages'); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• deva-vṛndam: the group of gods
• deva-vṛndam: Karma (कर्म/Object; goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛnda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Genitive/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of gods' + 'group'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• upāgataḥ: approached, came to
• upāgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-ā-gata (कृदन्त; √gam धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); predicate of 'muniśārdūlaḥ'

Speaker

Narada (narrating to a king in the Uttara-Bhaga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Mohini
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights how fascination with divine māyā (Mohinī) can provoke strong reactions even in exalted beings, setting the stage for a dharmic resolution in the presence of the devas.

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

Indirectly, it contrasts anger and agitation with the steadiness sought in bhakti—devotion aims at inner composure and surrender rather than being driven by मोह (delusion) and क्रोध (anger).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative linkage describing an event and its emotional impetus.