Shloka 10
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
वैष्णवे तु दिने भुक्तं नरकायैव केवलम् । माग्रहं कुरु वामोरु व्रतभंगो भवेन्मम ॥ १० ॥
vaiṣṇave tu dine bhuktaṃ narakāyaiva kevalam | māgrahaṃ kuru vāmoru vratabhaṃgo bhavenmama || 10 ||
Comer en un día sagrado de ayuno vaiṣṇava conduce sólo al infierno. Oh de hermosos muslos, no insistas; de lo contrario, mi vrata (voto) quedará quebrantado.
Narada (teaching within a Vaiṣṇava-vrata context; framed as admonition against breaking a fast)
Vrata: Ekadashi
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It stresses the sanctity of Vaiṣṇava fast-days: honoring Vishnu through restraint is treated as dharma, while violating the fast is described as a grave spiritual fault (doṣa) with painful consequences.
Bhakti is expressed here as loyal observance—keeping a Vishnu-centered vow despite social or emotional pressure, showing single-pointed commitment (niṣṭhā) to the Lord’s discipline.
Kalpa/ritual discipline is implied: correct observance of vrata rules (what to do on specific sacred days) and the principle that insistence leading to vratabhaṅga is a serious fault in religious practice.