Shloka 5

Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī

Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada

Devanagari script

अद्य प्रभृति देवेशोयैर्नरैः संस्मृतो हरिः । उपोषितः स्तुत्वोपि न नियम्या मया हि ते ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

adya prabhṛti deveśoyairnaraiḥ saṃsmṛto hariḥ | upoṣitaḥ stutvopi na niyamyā mayā hi te || 5 ||

Translation

ఈ రోజు నుండి, ఓ దేవేశా, హరిని స్మరించి ఉపవాసముండి స్తుతించిన మనుష్యులను నేను నియమించలేను, ఆపలేను.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (time adverb)

• प्रभृति: from; since
• प्रभृति: Apadana (अपादान/Starting point)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भार्थक (from/since)

• देवेशः: the Lord of gods
• देवेशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यैः: by whom; by which (men)
• यैः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नरैः: by men
• नरैः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संस्मृतः: remembered
• संस्मृतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying हरिः)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपोषितः: fasted
• उपोषितः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-वास् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (context: 'fasted' as an observance)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• नियम्याः: to be restrained; controllable
• नियम्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-यम् (धातु) + यत्/ण्यत् (कृदन्त; gerundive)
• Form: तव्यत्/ण्यत्-अर्थे विधेय (gerundive: 'to be restrained/controlled'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (agreeing with implied 'ते नराः')

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय (indeed/for)

• ते: those; they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; implied men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (or द्वितीया बहुवचन by context); here: प्रथमा बहुवचन with implied 'नराः'

Speaker

Unspecified (a divine or authoritative voice acknowledging the power of Hari-smaraṇa and vrata)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (fasting on Hari-related observance implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It declares that remembrance of Hari, combined with fasting (upavāsa) and praise (stuti), grants a spiritual protection so strong that obstructive forces cannot bind the devotee.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical and embodied: smaraṇa (remembrance) supported by vrata-like discipline (fasting) and stotra (praise), making devotion not merely emotional but transformative and protective.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline (vrata/upavāsa) and stuti-recitation are implied; while not a direct Vedāṅga lesson, it aligns with kalpa-style practice (procedural dharma) used in Purāṇic ritual observance.