Shloka 26

The Account of Mohinī

Mohinī-upākhyāna

Devanagari script

दिवाकीर्तिहतानां च भक्षितानां मृगादिभिः । शतह्रदाविपन्नानां मुक्तिदा स्वर्णदीपितः ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

divākīrtihatānāṃ ca bhakṣitānāṃ mṛgādibhiḥ | śatahradāvipannānāṃ muktidā svarṇadīpitaḥ || 26 ||

Translation

‘దివాకీర్తి’ అనే ఘోరాఘాతంతో మరణించినవారికి, మృగాదులచే భక్షింపబడినవారికి, శతహ్రద ప్రాంతంలో నశించినవారికి—అక్కడ సమర్పించిన స్వర్ణదీపం ముక్తిని ప్రసాదిస్తుంది.

Word by Word

• दिवाकीर्तिहतानाम्: of those slain by Divākīrti
• दिवाकीर्तिहतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिवाकीर्ति + हत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (दिवाकीर्त्या हताः), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• भक्षितानाम्: of those devoured
• भक्षितानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भक्ष् (धातु) → भक्षित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्प्रत्यय: क्त (past participle), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; ‘of the devoured (ones)’

• मृगादिभिः: by deer and other (animals)
• मृगादिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (मृगाः आदयः येषां तैः = ‘by deer etc.’; here as ‘mṛga-ādi’ list), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• शतह्रदाविपन्नानाम्: of those who perished in Śatahrada
• शतह्रदाविपन्नानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतह्रद + विपन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (शतह्रदे विपन्नाः = ‘perished in Śatahrada’), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• मुक्तिदा: granting liberation
• मुक्तिदा: Vidhaya (विधेय/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (मुक्तिं ददाति इति), पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन (here predicate adjective), ‘giver of liberation’

• स्वर्णदीपितः: shining with gold
• स्वर्णदीपितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ण + दीपित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (स्वर्णेन दीपितः = ‘made to shine with gold’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of an implied subject, e.g., a tīrtha/linga)

Speaker

Narada (teaching Tirtha-mahatmya and the fruit of dīpa-dāna in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Śata-hrada

FAQs

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

It teaches that dīpa-dāna—especially offering a golden lamp at a sacred tirtha—can act as a powerful expiatory and liberating act, extending spiritual benefit even to those who died in painful or untimely ways.

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

The verse implies that devotional offerings made with faith at a tirtha (such as lamp-offering) connect the devotee and the departed to divine grace, where liberation is granted not merely by circumstance but by sacred, God-centered acts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-style practice) is emphasized: the specific act of dīpa-dāna, its material specification (golden lamp), and its prescribed spiritual result (moksha) within a tirtha-mahatmya framework.