Shloka 16

The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya

Devanagari script

यमसंस्थापनार्थाय वैकुण्ठध्वंसनाय च । पाखण्डानां विवृद्ध्यर्थँ पापसंचनाय च ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

yamasaṃsthāpanārthāya vaikuṇṭhadhvaṃsanāya ca | pākhaṇḍānāṃ vivṛddhyarthaṃ pāpasaṃcanāya ca || 16 ||

Translation

“（他们如此行）为的是建立阎摩(Yama)的统治，毁坏通往毗昆塔(Vaikuṇṭha)之道，增长异端与欺诳之说，并积聚罪业。”

Word by Word

• यमसंस्थापनार्थाय: for the purpose of establishing Yama
• यमसंस्थापनार्थाय: प्रयोजन (Purpose/अर्थे चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम + संस्थापन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: यमस्य संस्थापनस्य अर्थाय) — Masculine, Dative singular (purpose)

• वैकुण्ठध्वंसनाय: for the destruction of Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठध्वंसनाय: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ + ध्वंसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: वैकुण्ठस्य ध्वंसनाय) — Dative singular (purpose)

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

• पाखण्डानाम्: of heretics/false doctrines
• पाखण्डानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाखण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive plural

• विवृद्ध्यर्थम्: for (their) increase
• विवृद्ध्यर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose; accusative of purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + वृध् (धातु) → विवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: विवृद्धेः अर्थम्) — Neuter, Accusative singular; used adverbially ‘for the sake of’

• पापसंचनाय: for the accumulation of sin
• पापसंचनाय: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + संचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: पापस्य संचनाय) — Dative singular (purpose)

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

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice; admonitory statement within the Uttara-Bhaga discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Vaikuntha

FAQs

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

It warns that certain misleading, anti-dharmic influences push beings toward Yama’s jurisdiction (death and judgment) by blocking the Vaikuṇṭha-oriented path of liberation and increasing sinful tendencies.

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

By contrast: Vaikuṇṭha symbolizes the goal of Vishnu-bhakti; anything that “destroys Vaikuṇṭha” indicates teachings or conduct that turns one away from devotion, purity, and surrender, leading instead to sin and bondage.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a dharma-warning that correct doctrine and disciplined conduct are essential, otherwise one falls into pāṣaṇḍa (deceptive paths) and pāpa accumulation.