Shloka 27

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

सा त्वं हरिणशावाक्षि देवकार्यार्थमागता । तन्न सिद्धं वरारोहे स प्रयातोऽधुनाभवम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

sā tvaṃ hariṇaśāvākṣi devakāryārthamāgatā | tanna siddhaṃ varārohe sa prayāto'dhunābhavam || 27 ||

Translation

噢，鹿眼的女子，你为神圣的使命而来。然而那目的未能成就，噢，丰臀的佳人；因此他如今已离去。

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

• हरिण-शाव-अक्षि: O doe-eyed one
• हरिण-शाव-अक्षि: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिण + शाव + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (possessive: 'having eyes like a fawn/deer-calf'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative singular)

• देव-कार्य-अर्थम्: for the gods’ task/purpose
• देव-कार्य-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Prayojana/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + कार्य + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'for the purpose of the gods' task'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative singular; प्रयोजनार्थे)

• आगता: has come
• आगता: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object; implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. singular); अत्र विषय-निर्देश (that matter)

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

• सिद्धम्: accomplished / successful
• सिद्धम्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular); विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• वर-आरोहे: O fair-hipped one
• वर-आरोहे: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आरोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (possessive: 'having a beautiful ascent/hips' → 'fair-hipped'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative singular)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

• प्रयातः: has departed
• प्रयातः: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अभवम्: I became / I was
• अभवम्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (contextual narrator in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna (compassion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the gods)
• Unnamed male figure (saḥ)
• Unnamed woman (hariṇaśāvākṣi)

FAQs

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

It highlights the idea of daiva-kārya (divine purpose): when a sacred mission remains unfulfilled, the karmic/narrative consequence is separation and departure, urging vigilance in completing dharmic duties.

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

Indirectly, it underscores sincerity and follow-through in divine service—bhakti is not only emotion but also faithful completion of what is undertaken for the divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the verse is primarily narrative and dharma-oriented, emphasizing purposeful action (kārya) and its outcome (siddhi/asiddhi).