Shloka 2
Samayakaraṇa
Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition
सगद्गदमुवाचेदं मुग्धो मोहिनिदर्शनात् । मया बाले सुबहुशः पूर्णचंद्रनिभाननाः ॥ २ ॥
sagadgadamuvācedaṃ mugdho mohinidarśanāt | mayā bāle subahuśaḥ pūrṇacaṃdranibhānanāḥ || 2 ||
মোহিনীর দর্শনে বিমুগ্ধ হয়ে সে গদ্গদ কণ্ঠে বলল—“হে বালে, পূর্ণচন্দ্রসম মুখমণ্ডলা! আমি বহুবার প্রতারিত হয়েছি।” ॥ ২ ॥
Narrator (contextual dialogue within Uttara-Bhaga; the infatuated man speaks)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shringara","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Awe at the enchantress’s beauty turns into trembling, choked confession—love-struck vulnerability."}
FAQs
It highlights how मोह (delusion) arises from आकर्षण (sensory fascination): the speaker becomes bewildered merely by seeing “Mohinī,” showing the mind’s vulnerability and the need for dharmic restraint and higher devotion to transcend māyā.
By portraying the destabilizing power of मोहिनी-दर्शन (vision of enchantment), the verse implicitly points to bhakti as the stabilizing refuge—fixing the mind on Vishnu rather than on fleeting appearances that generate attachment and confusion.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly here; the practical takeaway is ethical self-governance—guarding the senses and mind (indriya-nigraha) so that ritual and dharma are not undermined by moha.