Shloka 57

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

भवतां भावनाशाय पुरुषार्थे प्ररोहकम् । भवंतो यच्च दातारो मोहिन्या वांछितं वरम् ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

bhavatāṃ bhāvanāśāya puruṣārthe prarohakam | bhavaṃto yacca dātāro mohinyā vāṃchitaṃ varam || 57 ||

Translation

为令你们的世俗妄想止息，使真正的人生目标得以滋长；又因你们是赐愿者，请赐予魔希尼所愿之福。

Word by Word

• भवताम्: of you
• भवताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन

• भावनाशाय: for the destruction of (your) desire/infatuation
• भावनाशाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भावनाशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• पुरुषार्थे: in the human goal/endeavor
• पुरुषार्थे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• प्ररोहकम्: causing growth/sprouting
• प्ररोहकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्ररोहक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) (understood object)

• भवन्तः: you (honored ones)
• भवन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यत्: which/that (what)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दातारः: givers
• दातारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agent noun)

• मोहिन्याः: of Mohinī
• मोहिन्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वाञ्छितम्: desired
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त; √वाञ्छ् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-क्त (PPP) ‘desired’; विशेषण of ‘वरम्’

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice within the dialogue context (addressing exalted boon-givers; likely within the Narada–Sanatkumara discourse frame).

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mohini

FAQs

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

The verse frames a boon not as mere worldly gain, but as something meant to end delusive mental projections (bhāvanā) and to help the puruṣārthas mature—ultimately orienting life toward mokṣa.

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

By emphasizing the destruction of भ्रम/कल्पना (bhāvanā) and the uplift of right aims, the verse aligns with Bhakti’s purifying function—seeking divine grace (varadāna) that redirects desire toward dharma and liberation rather than egoic craving.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; however, it uses precise dharma vocabulary—puruṣārtha and varadāna—typical of Purāṇic instruction that guides ritual intent and ethical aim.