Shloka 31
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
तान्विप्रानागतान्दृष्ट्वा वेदवेदांगपारगान् । मोहिनी सहिता राज्ञा ववंदे कार्यतत्परा ॥ ३१ ॥
tānviprānāgatāndṛṣṭvā vedavedāṃgapāragān | mohinī sahitā rājñā vavaṃde kāryatatparā || 31 ||
Seeing those brāhmaṇas who had arrived—masters of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas—Mohinī, together with the king, bowed to them, intent upon the task at hand.
Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga Tirtha-Mahatmya framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights dharmic humility: honoring Veda- and Vedāṅga-knowing brāhmaṇas is itself a sacred act that sanctifies one’s intended religious undertaking.
Though not directly naming a deity, it models a core bhakti disposition—reverence and surrender—expressed through respectful bowing to those who preserve and transmit sacred knowledge.
The verse points to mastery of the Vedāṅgas—especially Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (timing/auspicious calculation)—as the practical expertise sought when a “task/rite” is to be properly performed.