Shloka 22
The Account of Mohinī
Mohinī-upākhyāna
अहं निर्वासिता लोकैर्घातयित्वायुधैर्दृढम् । भवदाज्ञां समादाय गता रुक्मविभूषणम् ॥ २२ ॥
ahaṃ nirvāsitā lokairghātayitvāyudhairdṛḍham | bhavadājñāṃ samādāya gatā rukmavibhūṣaṇam || 22 ||
Ich wurde von den Menschen verbannt; mit standhaften Waffen schlug ich die Feinde nieder. Dann nahm ich deinen Befehl an und zog fort, geschmückt mit goldenem Schmuck.
Unspecified speaker within the Adhyaya narrative (a character reporting to a superior)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It highlights karma and dharma in lived life: exile by society, the use of force in conflict, and the binding power of a rightful command—showing how worldly actions still operate under moral accountability.
Bhakti is implied through disciplined obedience and surrender to a higher authority’s order; the verse models carrying out an instruction without wavering, a temperament that later supports devotional surrender to Vishnu’s will.
No explicit Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it is primarily narrative dharma—duty, command, and social consequence—rather than technical ritual or grammar instruction.