Shloka 14

The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya

Devanagari script

मूहूर्ताः पंचदश च स्मृता रात्रेर्दिनस्य च । ज्ञेयास्ते ह्रस्वदीर्घत्वे त्रैराशिक विधानतः ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

mūhūrtāḥ paṃcadaśa ca smṛtā rātrerdinasya ca | jñeyāste hrasvadīrghatve trairāśika vidhānataḥ || 14 ||

Translation

रात्रेर्दिनस्य च पञ्चदश मुहूर्ताः स्मृताः। तेषां ह्रस्वदीर्घभावः त्रैराशिकविधानतः ज्ञेयः॥

Word by Word

• मुहूर्ताः: muhūrtas (time-units)
• मुहूर्ताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural

• पञ्चदश: fifteen
• पञ्चदश: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदशन् (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, प्रथमा, बहुवचनार्थे अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; द्विगु-समास (पञ्च + दश) — Numeral ‘fifteen’ qualifying plural

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्मृताः: are remembered/considered
• स्मृताः: कर्तृसम्बन्धी विधेय (Predicative to subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — PPP, Masculine, Nominative plural; predicative

• रात्रेः: of the night
• रात्रेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive singular

• दिनस्य: of the day
• दिनस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Neuter, Genitive singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ज्ञेयाः: are to be known
• ज्ञेयाः: विधेय (Obligatory predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञेय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे ‘यत्’ (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Gerundive, Masculine, Nominative plural

• ते: those
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to मुहूर्ताः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative plural

• ह्रस्वदीर्घत्वे: in (their) shortness and length (variation)
• ह्रस्वदीर्घत्वे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रस्व + दीर्घ + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (ह्रस्व + दीर्घ) + त्व-प्रत्यय (भाववाचक) — Neuter, Locative singular

• त्रैराशिक: according to the trairāśika (rule of three)
• त्रैराशिक: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैराशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण रूपेण ‘विधानतः’ इत्यस्य — Adjectival stem ‘trairāśika’

• विधानतः: according to the procedure
• विधानतः: हेतु/प्रकार (Manner/according to)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) — Indeclinable meaning ‘according to/from the rule’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical, instructional mode within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that dharmic practice is strengthened by right timing: sacred acts are to be aligned with kāla (time), and the Purāṇa treats time-measurement as a practical support for disciplined religious life.

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

Bhakti is practiced through daily worship and vows done at proper times; by teaching how day/night muhūrtas are determined, the verse supports accurate scheduling of pūjā, japa, and vrata observances that sustain devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-style kāla-nirṇaya: it states the standard division (15 muhūrtas each for day and night) and points to trairāśika (rule-of-three proportional computation) to adjust for seasonal variation in day/night length.