Shloka 12
The Vision of the Lord Granted to Rukmangada
Prepared to Slay His Son
विवर्णरूपा च बभूव मोहिनी न देवकार्यं हि कृतं मयेति । निरर्थकं जन्म ममाधुनाभूत्कृतं तु दैवेन दजगद्विधायिना ॥ १२ ॥
vivarṇarūpā ca babhūva mohinī na devakāryaṃ hi kṛtaṃ mayeti | nirarthakaṃ janma mamādhunābhūtkṛtaṃ tu daivena dajagadvidhāyinā || 12 ||
Alors Mohinī pâlit et se découragea, pensant : «Je n’ai pas accompli l’œuvre voulue par les devas.» Et elle se lamenta : «À présent ma naissance est devenue vaine ; pourtant elle fut suscitée par le destin, par l’Ordonnateur divin qui façonne le monde.»
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Mohinī’s state; framed within Narada Purana discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights the tension between personal effort and daiva (divine ordinance): even a powerful, enchanting form like Mohinī measures life by alignment with dharmic purpose (deva-kārya) and recognizes the overarching will of the jagad-vidhātā (world-disposer).
By admitting limitation and attributing outcomes to the world-governing divine, the verse supports bhakti’s core stance—humility and surrender—where one acts in service but accepts results as governed by the Lord’s ordering power.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught directly; the key takeaway is dharma-oriented intentionality (kārya-bhāva) and the Purāṇic doctrine of daiva, which often frames ritual results as dependent on both proper action and divine sanction.