Shloka 11

The Description of Mandara (Mandaropavarṇanam) in the Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

दशवर्षसहस्राख्ये काले महति गच्छति । केयूरघर्षणे येन कृतं देवस्य चक्रिणः ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

daśavarṣasahasrākhye kāle mahati gacchati | keyūragharṣaṇe yena kṛtaṃ devasya cakriṇaḥ || 11 ||

Translation

Khi đại thời kỳ mang danh mười nghìn năm trôi qua, bởi người ấy đã thực hiện sự cọ xát vòng tay (keyūra) để phụng sự Đấng mang bánh xe (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• दशवर्षसहस्राख्ये: in the (period) called ten-thousand years
• दशवर्षसहस्राख्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (दशवर्षसहस्रम् इति आख्या यस्य/यस्मिन्) — व्यवहारतः तत्पुरुष-समासरूपेण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘in the time called ten-thousand years’

• काले: in (that) time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महति: great
• महति: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (काले)

• गच्छति: passes/goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• केयूरघर्षणे: in the rubbing of the armlet
• केयूरघर्षणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केयूर (प्रातिपदिक) + घर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (केयूरस्य घर्षणम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण/Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृतम्: was done/made
• कृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘done/made’

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रिणः: of the discus-bearer
• चक्रिणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive; apposition to देवस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘one who has a discus’ (Vishnu)

Speaker

Suta (narrating Purāṇic account; dialogue frame traditionally linked to Nārada–Sanatkumāra teachings)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira (heroic)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Cakrin)

FAQs

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

It highlights steadfast, long-duration devotion where service (seva) to Viṣṇu continues even across an immense period of time, emphasizing endurance and single-pointed worship.

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

Bhakti is shown as embodied service to the Lord—here symbolized by attending to the Lord’s ornaments—indicating intimate, personal devotion rather than merely theoretical reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse chiefly stresses kāla (time-measurement) and disciplined continuity of practice; while not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it resonates with Jyotiṣa-style awareness of time periods used to frame vows and observances.