Shloka 17

The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya

Devanagari script

दत्तं ते मोहिनि स्थानं प्रत्यूषसमयांकितम् ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

dattaṃ te mohini sthānaṃ pratyūṣasamayāṃkitam || 17 ||

Translation

اے موہنی، تجھے پرتیوش (سحر کے وقت) سے نشان زدہ ایک مقام عطا کیا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• dattam: given
• dattam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु) + datta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kṛdanta (past passive participle, क्त/क्तप्रत्यय), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively ‘given’

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mohini: O Mohinī
• mohini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• sthānam: a place/position
• sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pratyūṣa-samaya-aṅkitam: marked for the dawn-time
• pratyūṣa-samaya-aṅkitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratyūṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + samaya (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅkita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (तत्पुरुष) ‘pratyūṣa-samaya’ (at dawn-time) + kṛdanta aṅkita (क्त) ‘marked’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with sthānam

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Mohini

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that sacred power and spiritual outcomes are linked to both place (sthāna) and auspicious time (pratyūṣa), highlighting dawn as a consecrated period for religious activity.

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

By marking pratyūṣa (dawn) as a spiritually charged time, it supports the Bhakti practice of early-morning remembrance, worship, and disciplined devotion performed at an appointed sacred time.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kāla-viveka (discernment of proper time) aligned with Jyotiṣa-style auspicious timing—dawn being singled out as suitable for worship and ritual observance.