Shloka 46
उच्चैःश्रवसः वर्णविपणः तथा नागशापः
Uccaiḥśravas Color-Wager and the Nāga Curse
ततस्तदमृतं तस्यै ददुस्ते मूढचेतस: । स्त्रिये दानवदैतेया: सर्वे तदूग़तमानसा:,समस्त दैत्यों और दानवोंने उस मोहिनीपर अपना हृदय निछावर कर दिया। उनके चित्तमें मूढ़ता छा गयी। अतः उन सबने स्त्रीरूपधारी भगवानको वह अमृत सौंप दिया
tatas tad amṛtaṃ tasyai dadus te mūḍha-cetasaḥ | striye dānava-daiteyāḥ sarve tad-ūḍha-tamānasāḥ ||
Dann übergaben jene Daityas und Dānavas, deren Geist von Verblendung und Begierde umwölkt war, ihr den Nektar — der Frauengestalt (Mohinī). Weil sie ihr Urteil dem Verlangen preisgaben, vertrauten sie den Lohn ihres Ringens gerade derjenigen an, die ihn ihnen nehmen würde.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how moha (delusion) and uncontrolled desire can eclipse discernment, causing one to surrender hard-won gains to unworthy or deceptive influences. Ethically, it warns that lack of self-mastery leads to both moral and practical defeat.
After the churning of the ocean and the emergence of amṛta, the Daityas and Dānavas become captivated by the enchanting woman-form (Mohinī). Their minds grow confused, and they themselves hand the nectar to her, enabling its distribution away from them.