Shloka 14
The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode
आज्ञाविधेयांस्तु पितुर्नियोज्य दासांश्च दासीश्च हिरण्यकंठीः । मत्स्यध्वजार्त्तस्य सुखाय पुत्रस्ततो महीरक्षणमाचचार ॥ १४ ॥
ājñāvidheyāṃstu piturniyojya dāsāṃśca dāsīśca hiraṇyakaṃṭhīḥ | matsyadhvajārttasya sukhāya putrastato mahīrakṣaṇamācacāra || 14 ||
पिता की आज्ञा के अधीन रहने वाले सेवक-सेविकाओं को, स्वर्णाभूषणों से विभूषित कर, नियुक्त करके—पीड़ित मत्स्यध्वज के सुख हेतु—पुत्र ने तत्पश्चात् पृथ्वी-रक्षा का कार्य आरम्भ किया।
Narada (narrating a kshetra-related royal episode within Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames righteous governance as a dharmic duty: orderly service (obedient attendants) and compassionate action culminate in mahī-rakṣaṇa—protecting the world for the welfare of the distressed.
Bhakti is implied through selfless duty: serving elders (pituḥ ājñā), caring for the suffering (ārtta-sukha), and protecting creation are presented as actions aligned with divine order, a lived form of devotion.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is Rajadharma—administration and social order through proper नियुक्ति (appointment) and responsibility for public welfare.