Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

विप्रवाक्यं समाकर्ण्य ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । कमंडलुजलेनौक्षन्मोहिन्या देहभस्म तत् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

vipravākyaṃ samākarṇya brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | kamaṃḍalujalenaukṣanmohinyā dehabhasma tat || 39 ||

Translation

闻婆罗门之语，梵天——诸界之祖——以自甘陀露（kamaṇḍalu）之水，洒于摩希尼之身灰。

Word by Word

• विप्रवाक्यम्: the Brahmin’s words
• विप्रवाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म; object of समाकर्ण्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक; विप्र+वाक्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘विप्रस्य वाक्यम्’

• समाकर्ण्य: having listened
• समाकर्ण्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कर्ण् (धातु) + सम्+आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having heard/listened’

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

• लोकपितामहः: grandfather of the worlds
• लोकपितामहः: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to ब्रह्मा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपितामह (प्रातिपदिक; लोक+पितामह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘लोकस्य पितामहः’

• कमण्डलुजलेन: with water from the water-pot
• कमण्डलुजलेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमण्डलुजल (प्रातिपदिक; कमण्डलु+जल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘कमण्डलोः जलम्’

• औक्षत्: sprinkled
• औक्षत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he sprinkled’

• मोहिन्या: by/with Mohinī
• मोहिन्या: Karana (करण; instrument/agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• देहभस्म: the body-ashes
• देहभस्म: Karma (कर्म; object of औक्षत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देहभस्म (प्रातिपदिक; देह+भस्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘देहस्य भस्म’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म; appositional object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (referring to the ashes/that thing)

Speaker

Suta (narrating Purāṇic account)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Mohini
• Vipra

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purāṇic idea that sanctified water used in proper ritual action (prokṣaṇa) can restore purity and order, especially when guided by a divinely empowered authority like Brahmā.

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

Though not a direct bhakti instruction, it supports bhakti-worldview by showing that divine grace operates through sacred agents and consecrated acts—encouraging faith in Purāṇic rites connected to tīrthas and the divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the act of sprinkling (prokṣaṇa) with consecrated water, a standard purification technique used in Vedic and Smārta rites.