Shloka 61

The Account of Mohinī

Mohinī-upākhyāna

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीचरिते षट्त्रिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīcarite ṣaṭtriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 36 ||

Translation

یوں شری بृहन्नاردییہ پران کے اُتّر بھاگ میں ‘موہنی چریت’ نامی چھتیسواں ادھیائے اختتام کو پہنچا۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसमाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• श्री: venerable / auspicious
• श्री: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); आदरार्थ-उपपद (honorific prefix)

• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: in the Uttarabhāga of the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + नारदीय + पुराण + उत्तर + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्देशात्मक); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Loc./7th), एकवचन (sg.)

• मोहिनीचरिते: in the account of Mohinī
• मोहिनीचरिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी + चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मोहिन्याः चरितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Loc./7th), एकवचन (sg.)

• षट्त्रिंशत्तमः: thirty-sixth
• षट्त्रिंशत्तमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् + त्रिंशत् + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (संख्यापूर्वपद); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम्

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/traditional editorial closure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• Mohinī

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyāya 36; its significance is archival and liturgical—preserving the textual boundary of the Mohinī narrative within the Uttara-bhāga.

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

Directly, it does not teach a bhakti practice; it closes the chapter that contains the Mohinī account, which typically functions within Vaiṣṇava purāṇic narration to support devotion to Viṣṇu through sacred storytelling.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga instruction is presented in this line; it is a structural manuscript marker (adhyāya-samāpti) used for accurate recitation, cataloging, and citation.