Shloka 26

Kāmodākhyāna

Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे बृहदुपाख्याने उत्तरभागे वसुमोहिनी संवादे कामोदाख्यानं नामाष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe bṛhadupākhyāne uttarabhāge vasumohinī saṃvāde kāmodākhyānaṃ nāmāṣṭaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 68 ||

Translation

如是，在《圣大那罗陀往世书》（Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa）之“大叙事”中，于后分（Uttara）之部，在婆苏与摩希尼的对话里，名为《迦摩陀传》（Kāmodākhyāna）的第六十八章至此圆满。

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākya-parisamāpti (वाक्य-परिसमाप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-शब्दः (quotative particle), अव्यय

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the venerable Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-समास (honorific + title; karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa usage), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) [purāṇa], सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great upākhyāna (sub-narrative)
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Karmadhāraya; ‘great sub-narrative’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uttara-bhāge: in the latter section
• uttara-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; ‘latter part’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) [bhāga], सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• vasu-mohinī-saṃvāde: in the Vasu–Mohinī dialogue
• vasu-mohinī-saṃvāde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक) + mohinī (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; ‘dialogue of Vasu and Mohinī’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) [saṃvāda], सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kāmoda-ākhyānam: the Kāmoda narrative
• kāmoda-ākhyānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmoda (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; ‘Kāmoda narrative’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• nāma: named/called
• nāma: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (indeclinable usage meaning ‘named/called’), अव्यय

• aṣṭa-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: sixty-eighth
• aṣṭa-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + ṣaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + tama (प्रत्यय)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (Dvigu numeral compound ‘sixty-eight’ used adjectivally) + तमप् (ordinal), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator/Redactor (colophon verse; not a character speech)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Vasu
• Mohinī

FAQs

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

This is a colophon that formally seals the chapter, preserving the textual lineage (Purāṇic transmission) and clearly locating the teaching within the Uttara-Bhāga narrative frame.

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

It does not directly teach bhakti practices; instead, it identifies the narrative setting (Vasu–Mohinī dialogue) in which devotional and dharmic teachings are delivered in the surrounding verses.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects Anukramaṇikā-style organization (cataloging/structuring of text) rather than a Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa; its practical value is precise referencing for study, recitation, and archival citation.