Shloka 28

The Account of Mohinī

Mohinī-upākhyāna

Devanagari script

तां तथावादिनीं राजन् ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । शिवेंद्रधर्मसूर्याग्निदेवेशैर्मुनिभिर्युतः ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

tāṃ tathāvādinīṃ rājan brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | śiveṃdradharmasūryāgnideveśairmunibhiryutaḥ || 28 ||

Translation

大王啊，梵天——诸世界之祖父（Pitāmaha）——与湿婆、因陀罗、达摩、苏利耶、阿耆尼及诸天之主同在，并有诸牟尼随侍，便在她如此陈述之时对她开示。

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तथा-वादिनीम्: speaking thus / so-speaking (woman)
• तथा-वादिनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोक-पितामहः: the grandsire of the worlds
• लोक-पितामहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• शिव-इन्द्र-धर्म-सूर्य-अग्नि-देव-ईशैः: with Śiva, Indra, Dharma, Sūrya, Agni, and the lords of the gods
• शिव-इन्द्र-धर्म-सूर्य-अग्नि-देव-ईशैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + इन्द्र + धर्म + सूर्य + अग्नि + देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• मुनिभिः: with sages
• मुनिभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• युतः: accompanied / joined (with)
• युतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण ब्रह्मणः

Speaker

Suta (narrator) speaking to a king (rājan) within the narrative frame

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Indra
• Dharma
• Surya
• Agni
• Devesha
• Munis

FAQs

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

It highlights the authority of the event being described: Brahmā and major devas, along with sages, collectively respond, indicating that the subject matter has cosmic and dharmic weight.

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

This specific verse is primarily narrative (describing a divine assembly) rather than a direct bhakti instruction, but such assemblies typically frame teachings where devotion and dharma are validated by the highest divine witnesses.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedanga technical teaching (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is stated directly; the verse functions as a contextual marker establishing the speakers and the solemn setting for ensuing instruction.