Shloka 15
Honoring the Mother (Mātṛpūjanam): Consent, Equity, and Dana to Restore Household Dharma
कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा एवमाह प्रिय वचः । विमोहिनी मे जननी नवोढा ब्राह्मणः सुता ॥ १५ ॥
kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā evamāha priya vacaḥ | vimohinī me jananī navoḍhā brāhmaṇaḥ sutā || 15 ||
اس نے ہاتھ باندھ کر ادب سے عرض کیا اور خوشگوار کلمات کہے— “وِموہنی میری ماں ہے؛ وہ نو بیاہتا کنیا، ایک برہمن کی بیٹی ہے۔”
Unspecified narrator within the Adhyaya (a male character speaking in the story; not explicitly identified in this single verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse highlights humility (añjali—reverent posture) and truthful self-disclosure of lineage, a dharmic virtue often emphasized in Purāṇic narratives to frame moral accountability within a tirtha-mahātmya setting.
Bhakti is implied through the culture of reverence: the folded-hands gesture models surrender and respectful speech—inner dispositions that, in the Narada Purana’s broader teaching style, support devotion and receptivity to dharmic instruction.
The verse touches social-dharma terminology tied to saṃskāra culture—e.g., navoḍhā (newly married) and brāhmaṇa-sutā (Brahmin daughter)—useful for understanding ritual-social context, though no specific Vedāṅga technique (like jyotiṣa or vyākaraṇa rules) is directly taught here.