Shloka 26

Kāmodākhyāna

Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे बृहदुपाख्याने उत्तरभागे वसुमोहिनी संवादे कामोदाख्यानं नामाष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe bṛhadupākhyāne uttarabhāge vasumohinī saṃvāde kāmodākhyānaṃ nāmāṣṭaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 68 ||

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, thuộc Đại Tự Sự, phần Uttara, trong cuộc đối thoại giữa Vasu và Mohinī, kết thúc chương thứ sáu mươi tám mang tên “Kāmodākhyāna”.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākya-parisamāpti (वाक्य-परिसमाप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-शब्दः (quotative particle), अव्यय

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the venerable Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-समास (honorific + title; karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa usage), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) [purāṇa], सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great upākhyāna (sub-narrative)
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Karmadhāraya; ‘great sub-narrative’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uttara-bhāge: in the latter section
• uttara-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; ‘latter part’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) [bhāga], सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• vasu-mohinī-saṃvāde: in the Vasu–Mohinī dialogue
• vasu-mohinī-saṃvāde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक) + mohinī (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; ‘dialogue of Vasu and Mohinī’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) [saṃvāda], सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kāmoda-ākhyānam: the Kāmoda narrative
• kāmoda-ākhyānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmoda (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; ‘Kāmoda narrative’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• nāma: named/called
• nāma: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (indeclinable usage meaning ‘named/called’), अव्यय

• aṣṭa-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: sixty-eighth
• aṣṭa-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + ṣaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + tama (प्रत्यय)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (Dvigu numeral compound ‘sixty-eight’ used adjectivally) + तमप् (ordinal), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator/Redactor (colophon verse; not a character speech)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Vasu
• Mohinī

FAQs

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

This is a colophon that formally seals the chapter, preserving the textual lineage (Purāṇic transmission) and clearly locating the teaching within the Uttara-Bhāga narrative frame.

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

It does not directly teach bhakti practices; instead, it identifies the narrative setting (Vasu–Mohinī dialogue) in which devotional and dharmic teachings are delivered in the surrounding verses.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects Anukramaṇikā-style organization (cataloging/structuring of text) rather than a Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa; its practical value is precise referencing for study, recitation, and archival citation.