Shloka 7
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
अनुकूलं नृणां प्रोक्तं क्षीणानां वरवर्णिनि । मूलं फलं पयस्तोयमुपभोज्यं मुनीश्वरैः ॥ ७ ॥
anukūlaṃ nṛṇāṃ proktaṃ kṣīṇānāṃ varavarṇini | mūlaṃ phalaṃ payastoyamupabhojyaṃ munīśvaraiḥ || 7 ||
おお、麗しき肌の御方よ。衰えた人々には、根・果実・乳・清らかな水が相応しいと説かれる。これらは最上の牟尼たちでさえ受用してよい。
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada; addressing a woman as varavarṇinī)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It defines a sāttvika, non-harmful diet—roots, fruits, milk, and water—as spiritually appropriate, especially during austerities and pilgrimage contexts, even for accomplished sages.
By recommending simplicity and restraint in food, it supports bhakti through bodily steadiness and purity, making the mind fit for remembrance, worship, and tīrtha observances.
It aligns with Kalpa (ritual discipline) by stating allowable consumables during vrata/niyama, especially when the practitioner is kṣīṇa (weakened), indicating practical rule-based dharma.