Shloka 32

Dialogue of Father and Son (Pitṛputra-saṃvāda) — Mohinī Episode

Devanagari script

पुंश्चलीव सदा भर्तुर्लोकद्वयविनाशिनी । एवमुच्चरमाणं तं तनयो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

puṃścalīva sadā bharturlokadvayavināśinī | evamuccaramāṇaṃ taṃ tanayo vākyamabravīt || 32 ||

Translation

“Như người đàn bà phóng đãng—luôn làm hại chồng mình—nó đem sự suy vong đến cho cả hai cõi.” Khi ông đang thốt lời ấy, người con trai liền thưa với ông.

Word by Word

• पुंश्चली: a wanton woman
• पुंश्चली: Karta (कर्ता/उपमा-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंश्चली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान (simile base)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• भर्तुः: of the husband/master
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• लोकद्वयविनाशिनी: destroyer of both worlds
• लोकद्वयविनाशिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक-द्वय-विनाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied of ‘निद्रा’ from context); लोकद्वयस्य विनाशिनी = ‘destroyer of both worlds’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• उच्चरमाणम्: uttering/speaking
• उच्चरमाणम्: Karma (कर्म/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्+चर् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle, परस्मैपद-प्रयोग), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तं’ इति विशेषण

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• तनयः: the son
• तनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता

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

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Suta/Narada Purana narrative voice); dialogue cue introduces the son as next speaker

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It warns that adharma in intimate and household conduct can destroy both loka (worldly welfare) and paraloka (afterlife/spiritual destiny), and it marks a turning point where corrective counsel is about to be given.

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

By implication, bhakti requires purity of conduct and restraint; actions that ruin dharma also obstruct devotion and its fruits across both worlds.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it functions as niti-dharma instruction and a narrative handoff to the son’s counsel.