Shloka 25
The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode
निरामयो भूतिसमन्वितश्च सभूरिवर्षोत्सवकारकश्च । पृथ्वीपतिश्चातिविमोहितश्च विमोहिनीचेष्टितसौख्ययुक्तः ॥ २५ ॥
nirāmayo bhūtisamanvitaśca sabhūrivarṣotsavakārakaśca | pṛthvīpatiścātivimohitaśca vimohinīceṣṭitasaukhyayuktaḥ || 25 ||
He becomes free from disease and endowed with prosperity; he becomes a cause of abundant rains and festive celebrations. He becomes a ruler of the earth, though greatly deluded—finding pleasure in the enticing, bewildering play of Māyā.
Narada (in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara brothers; Uttara-Bhaga narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It highlights that dharmic merit can yield powerful worldly results—health, prosperity, rain, and even kingship—yet these very gains can intensify delusion through Māyā unless directed toward liberation.
By implying a contrast: worldly boons are not the final aim. Bhakti in the Narada Purana is meant to turn the heart away from māyā-born pleasures toward steady remembrance and surrender, so merit does not become another cause of bondage.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught directly; however, the mention of abundant rains and public festivals aligns with dharmic ritual outcomes (yajña/vrata-driven social prosperity) often systematized through kalpa-style ritual practice.