Shloka 20
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
इतिहासपुराणैस्तु निश्चयोऽयं कृतः पुरा । यन्न दृष्टं हि वेदेषु तत्सर्वं लक्ष्यते स्मृतौ ॥ २० ॥
itihāsapurāṇaistu niścayo'yaṃ kṛtaḥ purā | yanna dṛṣṭaṃ hi vedeṣu tatsarvaṃ lakṣyate smṛtau || 20 ||
Esta conclusión fue establecida desde antiguo por los Itihāsa y los Purāṇa: todo aquello que no se halla directamente en los Veda debe reconocerse por completo en la tradición de la Smṛti.
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"none","emotional_journey":"A settled, authoritative conclusion: Itihāsa-Purāṇa establish that what is not explicit in Veda is to be known via Smṛti."}
FAQs
It clarifies scriptural authority: the Vedas are primary, while Itihasa–Purana and Smriti preserve and explain practical dharma and teachings that may not appear explicitly in Vedic mantras, guiding lived spirituality.
Bhakti practices are often taught in Itihasa–Purana and Smriti in accessible narrative and ritual forms; this verse legitimizes relying on those sources for devotion-oriented disciplines when direct Vedic wording is absent.
It points to the principle of śāstra-pramāṇa and interpretive method: when Vedic statements are not explicit, dharma is determined through Smriti supported by Itihasa–Purana—an applied hermeneutic used alongside Vedanga tools like Vyakarana and Nirukta.