Shloka 136

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

Devanagari script

निर्द्रव्यो व्ययसनासक्तो मद्वाक्यकलुषीकृतः । उवाच राक्षसीं वाक्यं सर्वंसिद्धिप्रदायकम् ॥ १३६ ॥

Transliteration

nirdravyo vyayasanāsakto madvākyakaluṣīkṛtaḥ | uvāca rākṣasīṃ vākyaṃ sarvaṃsiddhipradāyakam || 136 ||

Translation

مال سے خالی، آفتوں اور بدعادتوں میں مبتلا، اور میری باتوں سے آلودہ ہو کر اس نے اس راکشسی سے وہ کلام کہا جو ہر طرح کی کامیابی عطا کرنے والا سمجھا جاتا تھا۔

Word by Word

• निर्द्रव्यः: without wealth
• निर्द्रव्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः + द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्/निषेधपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष; (कर्ता-विशेषण)

• व्ययसनासक्तः: addicted to vice/misery
• व्ययसनासक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यसन + आसक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थ: ‘addicted to misfortune/vice’ (कर्ता-विशेषण)

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूप (mad-); सम्बन्ध

• वाक्य: words/speech
• वाक्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• कलुषीकृतः: made impure/tainted
• कलुषीकृतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलुषी + कृ (धातु) + क्त → कलुषीकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (कर्ता-विशेषण) ‘made impure’

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• राक्षसीम्: to the demoness
• राक्षसीम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान/प्रति (addressee as object of speech)

• वाक्यम्: a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• सर्वम्: all/entirely
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सिद्धिप्रदायकम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• सिद्धि: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग

• प्रदायकम्: granting/bestowing
• प्रदायकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु) + ण्वुल् → प्रदायक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्तरि कृदन्त (agent noun/adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (वाक्यम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual voice within the Adhyaya; exact named speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasī

FAQs

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

It highlights how inner impurity—poverty of virtue, addiction to harmful tendencies, and corrupted speech—can still drive a person to seek “siddhi,” warning that power-seeking without purity is spiritually dangerous.

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

By contrast: bhakti emphasizes śuddhi (purity) of mind and speech, whereas this verse depicts a person influenced by tainted words pursuing results; it implicitly points devotees toward pure intention and sattvic conduct rather than mere accomplishment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vyākaraṇa and Śikṣā are indirectly relevant: the verse stresses the moral and ritual weight of “vāk” (speech/utterance), implying that correct and pure use of words/mantras matters as much as their form.