Shloka 42
Mohinī’s Speech
Mohinyāḥ Bhāṣaṇam
पुत्रवाक्यात्परित्यज्य क्रोधं सापत्न्यजं तथा । दृष्ट्वा रुक्मांगदं प्राप्तं शयने मोह्य सुंदरी ॥ ४२ ॥
putravākyātparityajya krodhaṃ sāpatnyajaṃ tathā | dṛṣṭvā rukmāṃgadaṃ prāptaṃ śayane mohya suṃdarī || 42 ||
Den Worten ihres Sohnes folgend, warf sie den aus Rivalität geborenen Zorn von sich. Als die schöne Frau Rukmāṅgada heimkehren sah, sank sie, von Betäubung überwältigt, auf dem Lager in Ohnmacht.
Narada (narrating the episode within the Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights inner purification as part of dharma: anger arising from jealousy is renounced through good counsel, showing that self-control and reconciliation support righteous living.
Though narrative in tone, it supports bhakti indirectly by emphasizing mastery over passions (krodha, īrṣyā). Such restraint is a prerequisite for steady devotion and vow-keeping praised throughout the Purana.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dama/kṣamā) that undergirds ritual purity and vrata observance.