Shloka 33
The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode
शशांककांतिर्द्दशनस्य पंक्तिर्निगूढगुल्फे जनमोहनार्थम् । आपादशीर्षं किल तत्स्वरूपं संपश्यतच्चारुविशालनेत्र्याः ॥ ३३ ॥
śaśāṃkakāṃtirddaśanasya paṃktirnigūḍhagulphe janamohanārtham | āpādaśīrṣaṃ kila tatsvarūpaṃ saṃpaśyataccāruviśālanetryāḥ || 33 ||
তার দন্তপংক্তি চন্দ্রকান্তির ন্যায় দীপ্ত ছিল; জনমোহনের জন্য তার গুল্ফদেশ যেন সূক্ষ্মভাবে আচ্ছাদিত। পদ থেকে শির পর্যন্ত সেই চারু, বিশালনয়না কন্যার সম্পূর্ণ রূপ তিনি প্রত্যক্ষ করলেন॥ ৩৩ ॥
Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice, as relayed in the Narada Purana)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
The verse uses rūpa-varṇana (aesthetic description) to show how the mind becomes captivated by outer beauty—an implicit reminder, common in Purāṇic tīrtha narratives, to redirect perception from mere fascination toward sacred meaning and inner discernment.
While not directly a bhakti injunction, it contrasts sensory attraction with higher seeing; in bhakti practice, such attention is ideally transferred from worldly charm to the divine form (Viṣṇu-smaraṇa), refining the gaze into devotional contemplation.
The verse mainly demonstrates alaṅkāra-driven poetic narration rather than a Vedāṅga procedure; practically, it reflects disciplined Sanskrit usage (vyākaraṇa-informed compounds like āpāda-śīrṣam, nigūḍha-gulphe) used in Purāṇic composition.