Shloka 58

Mohinī’s Speech

Mohinyāḥ Bhāṣaṇam

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीचरिते मोहिनीवचनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīcarite mohinīvacanaṃ nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 17 ||

Translation

ดังนี้ ในศรีพฤหันนารทียปุราณะ ภาคอุตตระ ตอนโมหินีจริต บทที่สิบเจ็ดชื่อว่า “วาจาของโมหินี” ได้สิ้นสุดลง

Word by Word

• इति: thus/end of quotation
• इति: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• श्री: venerable/holy
• श्री: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (sg.); उपपद-पूर्वपदत्वेन सम्मानसूचक (honorific prefix)

• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: in the Uttara-section of the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + नारदीय + पुराण + उत्तर + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative compound), पुंलिङ्ग (m.) ‘भाग’ प्रधान; सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (sg.)

• मोहिनीचरिते: in the Mohinī-episode
• मोहिनीचरिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी + चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: मोहिन्याः चरितम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (sg.)

• मोहिनीवचनम्: (the section titled) “Mohinī’s speech”
• मोहिनीवचनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: मोहिन्याः वचनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, संज्ञासूचक (indeclinable indicating name/title)

• सप्तदशः: seventeenth
• सप्तदशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तदश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (Dvigu numeral: सप्त + दश), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (sg.), ‘अध्यायः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/narratorial closure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Chapter 17, preserving the Purāṇic archival structure and clearly identifying the section (Uttara-bhāga) and the chapter theme (Mohinī’s speech) for accurate recitation and study.

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

It does not teach a Bhakti practice directly; instead, it frames the narrative unit where Mohinī’s discourse occurs, helping devotees locate and revisit the teachings within the Mohinī episode for devotional reflection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights a practical textual convention rather than a Vedāṅga: the colophon system used for indexing, oral transmission, and manuscript cataloging—useful for accurate pāṭha (recitation) and archival referencing.