Shloka 8
Samayakaraṇa
Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition
आत्मानमपि दास्यामि तवा चार्वंगि संगमे । किं पुनर्द्धनरत्नादि प्रसीद मम मोहिनि ॥ ८ ॥
ātmānamapi dāsyāmi tavā cārvaṃgi saṃgame | kiṃ punarddhanaratnādi prasīda mama mohini || 8 ||
हे चार्वंगी! तुझ्या संगमात मी माझे आत्मस्वरूपही अर्पण करीन; मग धन-रत्ने इत्यादींची काय कथा? हे मोहिनी, माझ्यावर प्रसन्न हो।
An unnamed male (narrative character) addressing a woman (Mohinī/cārvaṅgī) within the episode recounted in the Uttara-Bhāga
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shringara","secondary_rasa":"karuna","emotional_journey":"Escalates from offering wealth to offering the self, ending in a plaintive plea for mercy from the beloved enchantress."}
FAQs
The verse illustrates how desire (kāma) can escalate into total self-surrender to illusion (mohinī), highlighting the Purāṇic warning that attachment can overpower discrimination and lead one away from dharma.
By showing the intensity of worldly infatuation, the verse implicitly contrasts it with the ideal intensity of bhakti—where such surrender is redirected toward Bhagavān (often Viṣṇu in the Nārada Purāṇa) rather than toward delusive objects.
No specific Vedāṅga topic is taught directly in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical self-governance—using discernment (viveka) and restraint to prevent desire from overriding dharma.