Shloka 50

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

प्रतिज्ञा या त्वया पूर्वं कृता मंदरमस्तके । करप्रदानसहिता भवता सुकृतांकिता ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

pratijñā yā tvayā pūrvaṃ kṛtā maṃdaramastake | karapradānasahitā bhavatā sukṛtāṃkitā || 50 ||

Translation

你先前在曼陀罗山巅所立之誓——以授手为印——已被你郑重确立为具福德的神圣盟约。

Word by Word

• pratijñā: promise
• pratijñā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratijñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yā: which
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'pratijñā' इत्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्ध

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Agent/Instrument (कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया, एकवचन

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• kṛtā: made
• kṛtā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'pratijñā' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• maṃdara-mastake: on the top of Mandara (mountain)
• maṃdara-mastake: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃdara + mastaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (maṃdarasya mastake = on Mandara's summit); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• kara-pradāna-sahitā: accompanied by the giving of the hand
• kara-pradāna-sahitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kara + pradāna + sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (kara-pradānena sahitā = accompanied by hand-giving/handing over); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'pratijñā' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• bhavatā: by you (sir)
• bhavatā: Agent/Instrument (कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भवत्-शब्द (honorific pronoun); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• sukṛta-aṃkitā: sealed/marked by merit
• sukṛta-aṃkitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-kṛta + aṃkita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (sukṛtena aṃkitā = marked/attested by a good deed/merit); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'pratijñā' इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Suta (narrator) recounting the dialogue context of the tirtha-mahatmya

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mandara

FAQs

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

It elevates a promise into a dharmic act: a vow, once formally undertaken, becomes a sacred obligation whose power lies in truthfulness and steadfastness.

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

Bhakti is sustained by integrity—keeping one’s sankalpa (solemn resolve). The verse implies that devotional life and sacred acts gain potency when vows are honored without wavering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa/Dharma practice: formalizing a pledge (karapradāna) and treating a vowed sankalpa as binding within ritual-ethical discipline.