Shloka 40
समुक्षिते ब्रह्मणा लोककर्त्रा सा मोहिनी देहयुता बभूव । प्रणम्य तातं च वसोः पुरोधसो जग्राह पादौ विनयेन नत्वा ॥ ४० ॥
samukṣite brahmaṇā lokakartrā sā mohinī dehayutā babhūva | praṇamya tātaṃ ca vasoḥ purodhaso jagrāha pādau vinayena natvā || 40 ||
लोककर्ता ब्रह्मदेवांनी प्रोक्षण केल्यावर ती मोहिनी देहयुक्त झाली। तिने प्रथम पित्याला प्रणाम केला, मग वसूच्या पुरोहिताला; विनयाने वाकून त्यांचे चरण धरले।
Narada (narrating within Uttara-Bhaga’s Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative; exact sub-dialogue attribution may vary by recension)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti (devotion)","secondary_rasa":"shanta (peace)","emotional_journey":"Miraculous restoration culminates in humility and reverence—embodiment is followed immediately by respectful prostration and guru-priest veneration."}
FAQs
It highlights vinaya (humility) as a core dharmic virtue: even a divinely empowered figure like Mohinī demonstrates spiritual refinement by honoring fatherhood, priestly authority, and social-religious hierarchy.
Though not explicitly devotional to Viṣṇu here, the verse models bhakti’s inner discipline—reverence, surrender, and respectful conduct—qualities that support devotional life and sacred practice.
It implicitly reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure and dharma-practice) through the prominence of the purohita and the etiquette of praṇāma (bowing), which are foundational to correct rites and samskāra-based conduct.