Shloka 135

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

Devanagari script

एवं संबोधितो देवि भर्ता मे पापया तया । तथेति निश्चयं चक्रे भवितव्येन मोहितः ॥ १३५ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃbodhito devi bhartā me pāpayā tayā | tatheti niścayaṃ cakre bhavitavyena mohitaḥ || 135 ||

Translation

హే దేవీ! ఆ పాపినీ స్త్రీ ఇలా సంబోధించగా, నా భర్త—భవితవ్యబలంతో మోహితుడై—“అలాగే” అని నిర్ణయించుకున్నాడు.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• संबोधितः: having been addressed
• संबोधितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + बुध् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → संबोधित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘addressed/called’ (भर्ता इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• देवि: O goddess/lady
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• भर्ता: the husband
• भर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• पापया: by the sinful (one)
• पापया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण; (तया इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण

• तथा: so/thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• इति: thus (quoting)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• निश्चयम्: a decision
• निश्चयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• चक्रे: made
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• भवितव्येन: by fate/inevitability
• भवितव्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (धातु) + तव्यत् (प्रत्यय) → भवितव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण; ‘by destiny/what must happen’

• मोहितः: deluded
• मोहितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु) + क्त → मोहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (भर्ता इत्यस्य विशेषण)

Speaker

Narrator (a female speaker addressing Devi within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative context of Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

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

It highlights how a person can be driven into a decisive yet harmful choice when overwhelmed by delusion (moha) and the momentum of past karma, described as bhavitavya (what is destined).

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

By showing the danger of moha and bad influence, it indirectly supports bhakti as a stabilizing refuge—devotion disciplines the mind so that one does not blindly consent (“tatheti”) to adharma under pressure.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment (viveka) in speech and decision-making—resisting persuasive, adharmic counsel.