Shloka 39
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
विप्रवाक्यं समाकर्ण्य ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । कमंडलुजलेनौक्षन्मोहिन्या देहभस्म तत् ॥ ३९ ॥
vipravākyaṃ samākarṇya brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | kamaṃḍalujalenaukṣanmohinyā dehabhasma tat || 39 ||
Hearing the words of the brāhmaṇa, Brahmā—the grandsire of the worlds—sprinkled that bodily ash of Mohinī with water from his kamaṇḍalu.
Suta (narrating Purāṇic account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic idea that sanctified water used in proper ritual action (prokṣaṇa) can restore purity and order, especially when guided by a divinely empowered authority like Brahmā.
Though not a direct bhakti instruction, it supports bhakti-worldview by showing that divine grace operates through sacred agents and consecrated acts—encouraging faith in Purāṇic rites connected to tīrthas and the divine.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the act of sprinkling (prokṣaṇa) with consecrated water, a standard purification technique used in Vedic and Smārta rites.