Shloka 40

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

द्वादश्यास्तेजसा भग्ना यामाहुर्विघ्रनाशिनीम् । विबुधैरेवमुक्ता तु मोहिनी लोकमोहिनी ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

dvādaśyāstejasā bhagnā yāmāhurvighranāśinīm | vibudhairevamuktā tu mohinī lokamohinī || 40 ||

Translation

Bị ánh quang của ngày Dvādaśī—mà các bậc hiền trí tôn xưng là kẻ diệt trừ chướng ngại—làm tan vỡ, nàng được chư thiên gọi như thế là ‘Mohinī’, kẻ mê hoặc làm si mê các cõi đời.

Word by Word

• द्वादश्याः: of (the day) Dvādaśī
• द्वादश्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (of the twelfth lunar day) / वैकल्पिकं सप्तमी एकवचन; अत्र ‘द्वादश्याः (तेजसा)’ = ‘by the power of Dvādaśī’ (genitive relation)

• तेजसा: by (its) power/splendour
• तेजसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• भग्ना: was broken/defeated
• भग्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्न (कृदन्त; √भञ्ज् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त — ‘broken/defeated’

• याम्: whom
• याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative)

• आहुः: they called/said
• आहुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘they said/called’

• विघ्न-नाशिनीम्: the destroyer of obstacles
• विघ्न-नाशिनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विघ्नानां नाशिनी)

• विबुधैः: by the gods
• विबुधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/in this manner)

• उक्ता: was called/said
• उक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘having been spoken/called’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक अव्यय (but/indeed)

• मोहिनी: Mohinī (enchantress)
• मोहिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लोक-मोहिनी: enchantress of the world
• लोक-मोहिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य मोहिनी)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana tradition; within the episode, the teaching is in the Narada–Sanatkumara frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśī (connected to Ekādaśī observance/parāṇa in Vaishnava practice)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Dvadashi
• Vibudha (Devas)
• Mohini

FAQs

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

It elevates Dvādaśī as a luminous sacred time whose spiritual power destroys vighnas (obstacles), showing that right observance of tithi-based dharma has transformative, protective potency.

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

By praising Dvādaśī’s divine efficacy, the verse supports the bhakti practice of observing Ekādaśī–Dvādaśī with Vishnu-centered discipline, where devotion expressed through vrata becomes a means to overcome inner delusion and impediments.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly relies on Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) and the tithi system—knowing lunar days like Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī and their ritual application—central to timing vrata and worship in Narada Purana rituals.