Shloka 26

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

मां शोकं कुरु वामोरु पौरुषं हि त्वया कृतम् । नहि माधवभक्तानां विद्यते मानखण्डनम् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

māṃ śokaṃ kuru vāmoru pauruṣaṃ hi tvayā kṛtam | nahi mādhavabhaktānāṃ vidyate mānakhaṇḍanam || 26 ||

Translation

噢，玉腿佳人，莫为我悲伤；你确已显出真正的英勇。于摩陀婆（毗湿奴）的奉爱者之中，绝无羞辱与名誉的折损。

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative singular)

• शोकम्: grief
• शोकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative singular)

• कुरु: do / make
• कुरु: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• वामोरु: O fair-thighed one
• वामोरु: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम + ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (possessive: 'having beautiful thighs'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative singular)

• पौरुषम्: manliness / valor
• पौरुषम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative singular)

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), एकवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental singular)

• कृतम्: done / performed
• कृतम्: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), बलार्थ/निश्चयार्थ (certainly)

• माधव-भक्तानाम्: of the devotees of Mādhava (Vishnu)
• माधव-भक्तानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'devotees of Mādhava'), पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive plural)

• विद्यते: exists / is found
• विद्यते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद; भावे/अस्त्यर्थे (exists)

• मान-खण्डनम्: dishonor / breaking of honor
• मान-खण्डनम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान + खण्डन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'breaking of honor'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (dialogue speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Madhava (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion to Mādhava grants inner dignity and divine protection, so a true devotee is not ultimately subjected to disgrace; grief is replaced by confidence in dharma and bhakti.

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

Bhakti is shown as a transformative identity: one who belongs to Mādhava is upheld by that relationship, making honor and spiritual steadiness natural outcomes even amid hardship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Kalpa, Jyotiṣa) instruction is given in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical—steadfastness and courage grounded in Vaiṣṇava dharma.