Shloka 54

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

मोहिन्युवाच । नाथ कांत विभो राजन् जीवितेश रतिप्रिय । नोपोष्यं वामरं विष्णोर्भोक्तव्या यद्यहं प्रिया ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

mohinyuvāca | nātha kāṃta vibho rājan jīviteśa ratipriya | nopoṣyaṃ vāmaraṃ viṣṇorbhoktavyā yadyahaṃ priyā || 54 ||

Translation

Mohinī nói: “Ôi chúa tể, người yêu dấu, bậc vương quyền hùng lực—chủ của sinh mệnh thiếp, kẻ ưa niềm ái lạc—xin đừng giữ chay vì Vāmana (Đức Viṣṇu). Nếu thiếp là người được chàng thương, xin chàng hãy ăn.”

Word by Word

• mohinī: Mohinī
• mohinī: Karta (कर्ता/speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• nātha: O lord
• nātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular (एकवचन)

• kānta: O beloved
• kānta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular (एकवचन)

• vibho: O mighty one
• vibho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular (एकवचन)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular (एकवचन)

• jīviteśa: O lord of (my) life
• jīviteśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: jīvitasya īśaḥ = lord of (my) life

• rati-priya: O lover of pleasure
• rati-priya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: rater priyaḥ = dear to love/pleasure

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• upoṣyam: a fast (to be observed)
• upoṣyam: Karma (कर्म/object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upoṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); gerundive sense 'to be fasted/observed as fast'

• vāmaraṃ: left/inauspicious (vāmara)
• vāmaraṃ: Visheshana (विशेषण of upoṣyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāmara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular (एकवचन)

• bhoktavyā: should be eaten
• bhoktavyā: Kriya (क्रिया/obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज्) + tavya (कृत्)
• Form: Gerundive/obligative (तव्यत्-कृदन्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); passive necessity: 'to be eaten/should be eaten'

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (शर्त-अव्यय)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); 1st person pronoun

• priyā: dear; beloved
• priyā: Karta (कर्ता/predicate adjective of aham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Mohinī

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Vāmana-vrata (fast for Vāmana/Vishnu; implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Vāmana
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a classic Purāṇic theme: worldly attachment and sensual persuasion can obstruct vrata (sacred vow) observance, especially vows dedicated to Viṣṇu such as Vāmana-upavāsa.

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

By showing Mohinī urging the king to abandon a Viṣṇu-related fast, the text implies that bhakti requires steadiness (niṣṭhā) and resistance to distractions that pull the mind away from devotion and dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily ritual discipline rather than a specific Vedāṅga: it underscores vrata-niyama (rules of fasting and observance) and the practical ethic of not breaking a vowed religious practice due to emotional or sensual pressure.