Shloka 27
The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode
विमोहिनीसंगमने नृपस्य बभूव शक्तिस्त्वधिका मनोजे । यथा यथा सेवत एव भूपस्तथा तथा वृद्धिमियर्ति वीर्यम् । पक्षेषु शुक्लेष्विव शीतभानुर्न क्षीयते संततसेवनेन ॥ २६ ॥
vimohinīsaṃgamane nṛpasya babhūva śaktistvadhikā manoje | yathā yathā sevata eva bhūpastathā tathā vṛddhimiyarti vīryam | pakṣeṣu śukleṣviva śītabhānurna kṣīyate saṃtatasevanena || 26 ||
ເມື່ອກະສັດໄດ້ຄົບຄືນກັບວິໂມຫິນີ ພະລັງໃນຄວາມປາຖະໜາກາມຂອງພຣະອົງກໍຍິ່ງເພີ່ມ. ຍິ່ງພຣະອົງເສບສົມຫຼາຍເທົ່າໃດ ວິຣະຍະພະລັງກໍຍິ່ງເຕີບໃຫຍ່ເທົ່ານັ້ນ; ເຫມືອນດວງຈັນໃນຂ້າງຂຶ້ນ ບໍ່ຫຼຸດຖອຍເພາະການເສບສົມຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ.
Narada (narrating/teaching within the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shringara","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Sensual delight intensifies into astonishment at ever-increasing desire/virility; the moon simile adds poetic wonder while underscoring the self-reinforcing cycle of indulgence."}
FAQs
It highlights a core Purāṇic warning: repeated indulgence does not necessarily exhaust desire; instead, it can intensify capacity and attachment, deepening moha (delusion) and bondage.
By showing how constant ‘sevanā’ (resorting to) sense-enjoyment strengthens kāma, the verse indirectly teaches that the same principle applies positively in bhakti—constant service directed to Bhagavān (especially Viṣṇu) strengthens devotion rather than worldly craving.
A practical jyotiṣa-style analogy is used: the moon’s waxing in the śukla-pakṣa illustrates increase through repetition, serving as a didactic model rather than a ritual instruction.