Shloka 10

Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa

Devanagari script

यतीनां विधवानां च श्लोकोऽयं पठ्यते द्विजाः । विमार्गगामिनां चैतन्मतं न सात्वतां क्वचित् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

yatīnāṃ vidhavānāṃ ca śloko'yaṃ paṭhyate dvijāḥ | vimārgagāmināṃ caitanmataṃ na sātvatāṃ kvacit || 10 ||

Translation

Hỡi các bậc Nhị-sinh, bài kệ này được tụng cho các vị khổ hạnh và cho các quả phụ; nhưng quan điểm ấy thuộc về kẻ lạc vào tà lộ, tuyệt chẳng phải giáo nghĩa của các Sāttvata—những người sùng kính Chúa Tể.

Word by Word

• यतीनाम्: of ascetics
• यतीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• विधवानाम्: of widows
• विधवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• श्लोकः: this verse
• श्लोकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पठ्यते: is recited/read
• पठ्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• द्विजाः: O brahmins
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), बहुवचन

• विमार्ग-गामिनाम्: of those who follow the wrong path
• विमार्ग-गामिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमार्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + गामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (विमार्गे गामिनः = those who go on a wrong path); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; here qualifying ‘मतम्’ (this)

• मतम्: view/opinion
• मतम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक; from √मन्, ‘opinion’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (अव्यय/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• सात्वतानाम्: of the Sātvatas (devotees of Vāsudeva)
• सात्वतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere (at any time)
• क्वचित्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative sense adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (adverb of place/time)

Speaker

Narada (instructional discourse within Uttara-Bhaga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Sattvatas
• Dvija

FAQs

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

It distinguishes authentic Vaiṣṇava (Sāttvata) dharma from “vimārga” (misdirected) interpretations, warning that certain recitations or views attributed to pious groups should not be mistaken for the Lord’s devotional doctrine.

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

By asserting “this is never the doctrine of the Sāttvatas,” the verse frames bhakti as guided by right teaching and right conduct, not by heterodox or misguided opinions that deviate from Vaiṣṇava siddhānta.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly stresses Śāstra-pramāṇa (scriptural authority) and correct pāṭha/recitation (linked with Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa in practice): dharmic conclusions should follow authentic tradition, not corrupted readings or sectarian misinterpretations.