Shloka 55

The Account of Mohinī

Mohinī-upākhyāna

Devanagari script

उवाच प्रणता सर्वान् हरिवासरनाशिनी । पुरोधसा समेतानो देवानां लोकसाक्षिणाम् ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

uvāca praṇatā sarvān harivāsaranāśinī | purodhasā sametāno devānāṃ lokasākṣiṇām || 55 ||

Translation

她向众者俯首致敬；这位能灭除违犯哈利圣日之罪者，遂对诸天——诸界之见证——说道；他们与家祭司一同聚集而来。

Word by Word

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रणता: having bowed
• प्रणता: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु) → प्रणत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषणम्—‘bowed down’

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘देवान्’ (अध्याहृत) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हरि-वासर-नाशिनी: destroyer of Hari’s day (i.e., of Ekādaśī observance)
• हरि-वासर-नाशिनी: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशिन्/नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषार्थः—‘हरिवासरस्य (एकादशी-दिवसस्य) नाशिनी’

• पुरोधसा: with the priest
• पुरोधसा: सहकारक (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• समेतान्: assembled
• समेतान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु) → समेत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘देवान्’ (अध्याहृत) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्—‘assembled’

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• लोक-साक्षिणाम्: of the world-witnesses
• लोक-साक्षिणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘लोकस्य साक्षिणः’ (witnesses of the world)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicitly named in this verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Harivāsara (Ekādaśī-related sacred day)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Devas
• Purohita (priest)

FAQs

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

The verse frames Harivāsara (Vishnu’s sacred day, commonly Ekādaśī) as a sin-destroying power and presents the devas—cosmic witnesses—as honoring its authority, elevating vrata-observance to a universally sanctioned dharmic act.

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

By centering “Hari’s day” and describing its purifying force, the verse implies that devotion to Vishnu is practiced not only through emotion or praise but through disciplined sacred time (kāla) observance—bhakti expressed as vrata.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to the ritual-administrative role of the purohita, reflecting Kalpa (procedural discipline of rites/vows) and dharma-prayoga—how vows are formally undertaken in the presence of qualified officiants and witnesses.