Shloka 1
The Account of Mohinī
Mohinī-upākhyāna
वसिष्ठ उवाच । मोहिनी मोहमुत्सृज्य गता विबुधमंदिरम् । भर्त्सिता देवदूतेन स्थितिस्तेऽत्र न पापिनी ॥ १ ॥
vasiṣṭha uvāca | mohinī mohamutsṛjya gatā vibudhamaṃdiram | bhartsitā devadūtena sthitiste'tra na pāpinī || 1 ||
ವಸಿಷ್ಠರು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಮೋಹಿನೀ ಮೋಹವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ ದೇವಮಂದಿರಕ್ಕೆ (ಸ್ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ) ಹೋದಳು. ದೇವದೂತನು ಅವಳನ್ನು ಗದರಿಸಿ—‘ಹೇ ಪಾಪಿನಿ, ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನಗೆ ನೆಲೆ ಇಲ್ಲ’ ಎಂದನು।
Vasiṣṭha
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"A turn from delusion to attempted ascent, followed by harsh rebuke and exclusion, producing pity and dread of moral consequence."}
FAQs
It highlights moral and spiritual eligibility: even after abandoning delusion, one who bears sin is not fit to dwell in the divine realm until purification and dharmic rectification are attained.
By contrasting mere removal of confusion (moha) with true worthiness, it implies that inner transformation and purification—classically achieved through devotion, repentance, and righteous conduct—are necessary, not just a momentary change of mind.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstric discernment about adhikāra (fitness) and the karmic consequence of pāpa affecting one’s access to higher realms.