Shloka 44

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

मोहिनीं मोहकामार्त्तां सत्वियन् श्लक्ष्णया गिरा । देवि प्रातर्हरिदिनं भविष्यत्यधनाशनम् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

mohinīṃ mohakāmārttāṃ satviyan ślakṣṇayā girā | devi prātarharidinaṃ bhaviṣyatyadhanāśanam || 44 ||

Translation

他以柔和之语安慰因迷妄之欲而忧苦的摩希尼：“女神啊，明晨将是哈利之日——能摧破贫困者。”

Word by Word

• मोहिनीम्: Mohinī
• मोहिनीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मोह-काम-आर्त्ताम्: afflicted by delusion and desire
• मोह-काम-आर्त्ताम्: विशेषण (Adjective to मोहिनीम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative), ‘mohena kāmena ārttā’ (afflicted by delusion and desire)

• सान्त्वयन्: soothing
• सान्त्वयन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Participial qualifier of implied ‘he’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय् (धातु; causative/denominative from सान्त्व)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘comforting/soothing’

• श्लक्ष्णया: with gentle
• श्लक्ष्णया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying girā)

• गिरा: speech/words
• गिरा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्/गिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• हरि-दिनम्: the day of Hari (Ekādaśī day)
• हरि-दिनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of Hari’ + ‘day’)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अधन-आशनम्: fasting (not eating)
• अधन-आशनम्: कर्तृपूरक/विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधन (प्रातिपदिक) + आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (‘without wealth’/‘poor’ + ‘eating’), अर्थः—‘not eating (i.e., fasting)’

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) describing the dialogue; the direct address “devi” is spoken by a male figure within the episode

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hari-dina (Hari’s sacred day)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It frames “Hari’s day” as a spiritually potent time: devotion and observance connected with Viṣṇu are portrayed as removing not only material lack but also the inner poverty caused by delusion and desire.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical and time-bound: one is encouraged to turn toward Hari through a sacred observance/day, using faith and gentle counsel to redirect the mind from मोह (delusion) and kāma (craving) toward Viṣṇu-centered practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly uses sacred calendrical timing (a Dharmic/kalā-based practice aligned with Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa): choosing “Hari-dina” for vrata/worship is presented as a means to gain specific results (phala).