Shloka 15

Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode

Devanagari script

सत्यस्य पालनाद्राजन्विष्णुदेहेन युज्यते । देवैरुत्पादिता ह्येषा निकषा ते विमोहिनी ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

satyasya pālanādrājanviṣṇudehena yujyate | devairutpāditā hyeṣā nikaṣā te vimohinī || 15 ||

Translation

Muôn tâu Đại vương, nhờ gìn giữ chân thật mà người ta được hợp nhất với chính thân thể—tinh yếu—của đức Viṣṇu. Quả thật, phép thử như đá thử vàng này do chư thiên tạo ra; nhưng đối với ngài, nó có thể thành chiếc bẫy mê lầm.

Word by Word

• सत्यस्य: of truth
• सत्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• पालनात्: from upholding (it)
• पालनात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पालन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ (from/through the act of upholding)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• विष्णुदेहेन: with the body of Vishnu
• विष्णुदेहेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-देह (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental: with/in the body of Vishnu)

• युज्यते: is united/connected
• युज्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: is joined)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; कर्तृ (agent in passive)

• उत्पादिता: produced; generated
• उत्पादिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्-√पद्/पाद् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-प्रदर्शक (emphatic/causal)

• एषा: this (she/this thing)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• निकषा: touchstone; test
• निकषा: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निकषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• विमोहिनी: bewildering; deluding
• विमोहिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue instruction to a King, within Uttara-Bhaga narrative style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that steadfast protection of truth (satya-pālana) is not merely moral virtue but a direct means of communion with Viṣṇu’s essence—truth aligns the practitioner with the divine reality.

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

It frames bhakti as integrity in action: devotion to Viṣṇu is expressed through satya in speech and conduct, which culminates in closeness or union (yoga) with Viṣṇu rather than mere external ritualism.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights a dharma-principle used as a practical ‘test’ (nikaṣā): discerning truth from delusion—an applied ethical discernment aligned with śāstric reasoning (nyāya-style discrimination), relevant to correct conduct in rites and vows.