Shloka 26

Mohinī-Saṃmohana

The Enchantment of Mohinī

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीसंमोहनं नाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīsaṃmohanaṃ nāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 13 ||

Translation

Sa ganito nagwakas ang ikalabintatlong kabanata, na tinatawag na “Mohinī-Saṃmohana (Ang Pagkahumaling sa Mohinī),” sa Uttara-bhāga ng Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• श्री: revered; auspicious
• श्री: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/ honorific qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Indeclinable honorific in compounds (उपपद-रूपेण)

• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: in the Uttarabhāga (latter section) of the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहन् + नारदीय + पुराण + उत्तर + भाग (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निर्देश्य-निर्देशकभावः): 'बृहन्नारदीय-पुराणस्य उत्तर-भागे'

• मोहिनीसंमोहनम्: the enchantment (delusion) by Mohinī
• मोहिनीसंमोहनम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject—title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी + संमोहन (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'मोहिन्याः संमोहनम्'

• नाम: named; called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/title marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), नाम-शब्दः title-marker (नाम-प्रयोगः)

• त्रयोदशः: thirteenth
• त्रयोदशः: Visheshana (विशेषण/adjectival to अध्यायः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः+दश)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/subject—chapter)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (colophon line)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"none","emotional_journey":"A formal, settling closure that signals completion and textual repose (colophon cadence)."}

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse that formally closes the chapter; spiritually, it signals completion of a teaching unit and preserves the Purāṇic tradition of careful textual framing and transmission.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; however, by naming the chapter “Mohinī-Saṃmohana,” it points the reader back to the narrative where divine līlā and enchantment are used to teach discernment and steadfast devotion to Viṣṇu beyond illusion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily reflects textual and recitational discipline (a Purāṇic convention aligned with śikṣā and chandas sensibilities): chapter colophons help maintain accurate division, memorization, and citation in traditional study.