Shloka 46
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
स्वेच्छाचारा तु या नारी योऽविनीतः सुतो द्विजाः । एकांतशीलो नृपतिर्भृत्यः कर्मविवर्जितः ॥ ४६ ॥
svecchācārā tu yā nārī yo'vinītaḥ suto dvijāḥ | ekāṃtaśīlo nṛpatirbhṛtyaḥ karmavivarjitaḥ || 46 ||
ಓ ದ್ವಿಜರೇ! ಸ್ವೇಚ್ಛಾಚಾರಿಣಿ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ, ಅವಿನೀತ ಪುತ್ರ, ಏಕಾಂತದಲ್ಲೇ ಇರುವ ರಾಜ, ಮತ್ತು ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ ತ್ಯಜಿಸುವ ಭೃತ್ಯ—ಇವೆಲ್ಲ ಅಶಾಂತಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಪತನಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣಗಳು.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada; addressing the dvijas/listeners)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse frames dharma as disciplined role-based conduct: when key pillars of society (family, governance, service) abandon self-restraint and duty, adharma spreads and collective well-being declines.
While not naming bhakti directly, it supports bhakti through niyama (discipline): steadiness in duty, humility, and self-control are presented as the ethical ground on which Vishnu-bhakti and puranic practices remain stable and fruitful.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sadācāra and rāja-nīti—applied dharma principles that guide household discipline, governance responsibility, and faithful service.