Shloka 2

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

रुक्मांगदप्रणीतेन मार्गेण कुशलांछन । लोकः प्रयाति वैकुंण्ठं न मां कश्चित्प्रपद्यते ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

rukmāṃgadapraṇītena mārgeṇa kuśalāṃchana | lokaḥ prayāti vaikuṃṇṭhaṃ na māṃ kaścitprapadyate || 2 ||

Translation

హే శుభదృష్టీ! రుక్మాంగదుడు చూపిన మార్గమున ప్రజలు వైకుంఠమునకు చేరుదురు; కాని నన్నెవ్వరూ శరణు పొందరు।

Word by Word

• rukmāṅgada-praṇītena: by the path led by Rukmāṅgada
• rukmāṅgada-praṇītena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rukmāṅgada (प्रातिपदिक) + praṇīta (कृदन्त, क्त; √nī धातु)
• Form: Neuter/masculine Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (rukmāṅgadेन praṇītaḥ) agreeing with mārgeṇa

• mārgeṇa: by the path
• mārgeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• kuśala-aṃśana: O auspicious one / O giver of welfare
• kuśala-aṃśana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः (kuśalaḥ aṃśanaḥ) used as address

• lokaḥ: the world / people
• lokaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• prayāti: goes / attains
• prayāti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (या धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• vaikuṇṭham: Vaikuṇṭha
• vaikuṇṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaikuṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• kaścit: anyone
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indefinite pronoun; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• prapadyate: resorts to / reaches
• prapadyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pad (पद् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue tradition with Narada as listener)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rukmangada
• Vaikuntha

FAQs

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

It contrasts outward religious success (reaching Vaikuṇṭha by a prescribed path) with the deeper inner act of prapatti—complete refuge in the Lord—implying that true liberation is rooted in surrender, not mere formal practice.

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

By highlighting “prapadyate” (surrender), the verse points to bhakti’s mature form: not only following a virtuous route, but personally taking refuge in the Lord with exclusive dependence (śaraṇāgati).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is doctrinal—understanding the soteriological term “prapatti/prapadyate” (refuge) that guides how vows, tīrtha-practice, and dharma are to be oriented toward surrender.