Shloka 42
The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)
विमुच्य वीणां विरराम गीताप्राप्तं च कार्यं सहसैव मेने । विधूनयंती मृगपक्षिसघान्सुवाससा गंडभुजौ निवार्य ॥ ४२ ॥
vimucya vīṇāṃ virarāma gītāprāptaṃ ca kāryaṃ sahasaiva mene | vidhūnayaṃtī mṛgapakṣisaghānsuvāsasā gaṃḍabhujau nivārya || 42 ||
Dejó a un lado la vīṇā y cesó su canto, pensando de pronto que se presentaba una tarea. Sacudiéndose para apartar manadas de ciervos y bandadas de aves, y conteniendo sus mejillas y brazos con su fina vestidura perfumada, recobró la compostura.
Suta (narrator) describing the scene within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
It highlights attentive self-regulation: when a higher duty arises, one pauses even pleasant pursuits (like music) and gathers the senses, a key ethic in tirtha-mahātmya contexts where disciplined conduct supports merit.
Bhakti is not only emotion but readiness to act in alignment with dharma; the verse shows prompt turning from enjoyment to purposeful action, reflecting devotional seriousness and inner composure.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dhārmic discipline—sense-restraint and situational propriety—which complements ritual life described in Narada Purana rituals at tīrthas.