Shloka 49
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
क्षीणदेहे हरिदिने कथं संयमयिष्यति । अन्नात्प्रभवति प्राणः प्राणाद्देहविचेष्टनम् ॥ ४९ ॥
kṣīṇadehe haridine kathaṃ saṃyamayiṣyati | annātprabhavati prāṇaḥ prāṇāddehaviceṣṭanam || 49 ||
Wenn der Körper geschwächt ist—zumal am heiligen Tag Haris—wie soll man Selbstzucht bewahren? Aus der Nahrung entsteht der Lebenshauch (prāṇa), und aus dem Lebenshauch erwächst die Fähigkeit des Körpers zu handeln.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that dharmic self-restraint (saṃyama) depends on a body supported by prāṇa, and prāṇa is sustained by appropriate food; devotion should be practiced with wise discipline, not self-harm.
By calling the observance a “Hari-dina,” it frames devotional practice as practical: one should keep the body fit enough to sustain japa, worship, vows, and good conduct—so bhakti is steady rather than weakened by extreme austerity.
It reflects applied Dharma-śāstra reasoning used in vrata-nirṇaya (rules of vows): regulating āhāra (diet) to preserve prāṇa and maintain saṃyama, a key practical principle in Narada Purana rituals.