Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

माननीयासि मे सुभ्रु करोमि वचनं तव । विद्वद्भिर्मुनिभिर्य्यत्तु गीयते नारदादिभिः ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

mānanīyāsi me subhru karomi vacanaṃ tava | vidvadbhirmunibhiryyattu gīyate nāradādibhiḥ || 21 ||

Translation

โอ้ผู้มีคิ้วงาม ท่านเป็นผู้ควรแก่ความเคารพสำหรับข้าพเจ้า ข้าพเจ้าจะทำตามถ้อยคำของท่าน—คือสิ่งที่เหล่ามุนีผู้รู้และฤๅษีอย่างนารทเป็นต้นขับร้องสรรเสริญ

Word by Word

• माननीया: to be honored
• माननीया: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मान् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; अनीयर् (gerundive) स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘worthy of honor’

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्; मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• मे: my/to me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी एकवचन (enclitic); Genitive Singular

• सुभ्रु: O fair-browed one
• सुभ्रु: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभ्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन; Vocative Singular

• करोमि: I do/make
• करोमि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्; उत्तमपुरुष (1st person) एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• वचनम्: statement/word
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; Accusative Singular

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी एकवचन; Genitive Singular

• विद्वद्भिः: by the learned
• विद्वद्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन; Instrumental Plural

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन; Instrumental Plural

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; here as relative pronoun, object of गीयते (that which is sung)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis particle)

• गीयते: is sung
• गीयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लट्; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• नारद-आदिभिः: by Nārada and others
• नारद-आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (नारदः आदिः येषाम्); पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन; Instrumental Plural

Speaker

Unspecified (dialogue voice not identifiable from this single verse alone)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It emphasizes humility and dharmic conduct: honoring a worthy person and aligning one’s actions with what is affirmed by learned sages and traditional recitation.

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

By pointing to what is “sung” by Nārada and other sages, it highlights the bhakti principle of following saintly authority (sādhu-vākya) and transmitting devotion through kīrtana/recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly underscores śabda-pramāṇa (authoritative testimony) and careful preservation of recited tradition—relevant to Vyākaraṇa (accurate wording) and Chandas/Śikṣā (proper recitation) in practice.