Shloka 13

The Account of Mohinī

Mohinī-upākhyāna

Devanagari script

इमां निःसारयाशु त्वं यातनाभ्यः सुखाय नः । यस्याः स्पर्शनतो नाथ भस्मभूताः क्षणादहो ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

imāṃ niḥsārayāśu tvaṃ yātanābhyaḥ sukhāya naḥ | yasyāḥ sparśanato nātha bhasmabhūtāḥ kṣaṇādaho || 13 ||

Translation

O Panginoon, iligtas Mo kami agad mula sa mga pahirap na ito tungo sa kaligayahan; siya na sa munting paghipo lamang—kamangha-mangha—ay nagiging abo ang mga nilalang sa isang kisapmata.

Word by Word

• इमाम्: this (woman)
• इमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• निःसारय: drive out / expel
• निःसारय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निः√सृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे संबोधन/प्रथमा-एकवचन; सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun)

• यातनाभ्यः: from the torments
• यातनाभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यातना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), बहुवचन

• सुखाय: for (our) comfort
• सुखाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (our/of us)

• यस्याः: whose
• यस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (whose)

• स्पर्शनतः: from (her) touch
• स्पर्शनतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; तसिल्-अर्थे (from contact)

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-एकवचन (vocative)

• भस्मभूताः: turned to ash
• भस्मभूताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भस्म-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; भूत = √भू क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘भूत’; समासः षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः—‘भस्मं भूता:’ = reduced to ash

• क्षणात्: in a moment
• क्षणात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; ‘within a moment’ (ablative of time)

• अहो: alas!/indeed!
• अहो: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मयादि-निपात (exclamatory particle)

Speaker

Unspecified (petitioners addressing a Lord/Protector within the narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Natha (Lord/Protector)

FAQs

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

It frames liberation as divine rescue from yātanā (torment) into sukha (well-being), emphasizing the extraordinary purifying power attributed to a holy agency whose touch can instantly burn away impurity.

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

The verse is a direct plea to the Nātha (Lord/Protector), showing bhakti as surrender and prayer for deliverance—trusting the Lord’s grace and the sanctifying power associated with His sacred presence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technicality is taught in this line; it primarily reflects Purāṇic tirtha-mahātmya theology—purification through contact (sparśa) with a sanctifying sacred power rather than ritual grammar/astronomy details.