Shloka 8

Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode

Devanagari script

साहं जाता गतस्नेहा परलोकजिगीषया । पुत्रस्य नृपशार्दूल सत्यवाक्यस्य पालनात् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

sāhaṃ jātā gatasnehā paralokajigīṣayā | putrasya nṛpaśārdūla satyavākyasya pālanāt || 8 ||

Translation

Do đó, ta đã trở nên buông bỏ, quyết tâm đạt được thế giới bên kia—tâu Đức vua, bậc chúa tể loài người—bằng cách giữ gìn lời hứa chân thật mà con trai ta đã nói.

Word by Word

• सा: she (I, as a woman)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जाता: born; having become
• जाता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जन्’ धातोः—born/come to be

• गतस्नेहा: devoid of affection; whose affection is gone
• गतस्नेहा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘सा अहम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (गम् धातु + क्त) + स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्नेहः गतः यस्याः/यस्य); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परलोकजिगीषया: with the desire to attain the next world
• परलोकजिगीषया: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण—motive/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परलोक (प्रातिपदिक) + जिगीषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (परलोकं जिगीषा—desire to win the next world); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पुत्रस्य: of (my) son
• पुत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नृपशार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• नृपशार्दूल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (नृपः एव शार्दूलः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सत्यवाक्यस्य: of the true word/promise
• सत्यवाक्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सत्यं वाक्यम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पालनात्: from/because of (its) keeping
• पालनात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पालन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; कारणार्थे (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (a woman/mother figure addressing a king within the tirtha-mahatmya narrative of Book 2)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It teaches that satya (truthfulness) and faithful fulfillment of a vow/promise can generate deep vairāgya (detachment) and become a direct cause for attaining merit leading toward paraloka (the higher/other world).

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

While not explicitly naming a deity, it supports bhakti-ethics: devotion is stabilized by satya and dharma—keeping one’s word is presented as a purifying discipline that aligns the heart toward higher spiritual attainment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is dharma-nīti rather than a Vedāṅga technique: the verse emphasizes satyavākya-pālana (keeping a truthful pledge), a core ethical observance that underlies vrata practice and ritual integrity.