Shloka 2

Mohinī-Saṃmohana

The Enchantment of Mohinī

Devanagari script

उद्वहस्व महीपाल गृह्योक्तविधिना हि माम् । अनूढा कन्यका राजन् यदि गर्भं बिभर्ति हि ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

udvahasva mahīpāla gṛhyoktavidhinā hi mām | anūḍhā kanyakā rājan yadi garbhaṃ bibharti hi || 2 ||

Translation

اے محافظِ زمین، گِرہیہ سوتروں کی بتائی ہوئی رسم کے مطابق مجھ سے بیاہ کر لو۔ اے راجن، اگر غیر شادی شدہ کنیا حاملہ ہو جائے تو یہ بڑا دوش سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• उद्वहस्व: marry; take (in marriage)
• उद्वहस्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-वह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• महीपाल: O protector of the earth (king)
• महीपाल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपाल = मही + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• गृह्योक्तविधिना: by the rite prescribed in the Gṛhya (texts)
• गृह्योक्तविधिना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह्योक्तविधि = गृह्य + उक्त + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/बलार्थ (emphatic/causal)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनूढा: unmarried
• अनूढा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-ऊढ (प्रातिपदिक; ऊढ = वह्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying कन्यका)

• कन्यका: a girl; maiden
• कन्यका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• गर्भम्: a fetus; pregnancy
• गर्भम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बिभर्ति: bears; carries
• बिभर्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), बलार्थ (emphasis)

Speaker

A maiden (kanyā) addressing the king (mahīpāla/rājan) within the narrative of Adhyaya 13

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"karuna","emotional_journey":"A composed but urgent appeal: the maiden requests lawful marriage, underscored by anxiety about the grave fault of pregnancy outside marriage."}

FAQs

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

It underscores dharma as alignment with śāstra: life-transitions like marriage should be sanctified through prescribed domestic rites, protecting both social order and individual religious merit.

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

Indirectly: by insisting on śāstric conduct (gṛhya-vidhi), it supports a sattvic, regulated household life that is traditionally considered conducive to stable worship and long-term devotional discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Gṛhya-vidhi (domestic ritual procedure) is explicitly invoked—practical kalpa-related knowledge (ritual manuals/sūtra tradition) governing vivāha (marriage) and household sacraments.