Shloka 13
Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī
Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada
वधूं वा भ्रातृजायां वा गुरोभार्यां नृपस्त्रियम् । स याति नरकं घोरं संचिंत्य श्वपचीमपि ॥ १३ ॥
vadhūṃ vā bhrātṛjāyāṃ vā gurobhāryāṃ nṛpastriyam | sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ saṃciṃtya śvapacīmapi || 13 ||
जो सून, भावजय, गुरुपत्नी किंवा राजस्त्री हिच्याविषयी मनातही कामना धरतो, तो घोर नरकात जातो—श्वपची स्त्रीचाही कामचिंतन केला तरी।
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhayanaka","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A stark warning about forbidden desire escalates into fear of ghora-naraka, aiming to produce sober restraint."}
FAQs
It teaches that dharma begins in the mind: even entertaining illicit desire toward protected women is treated as grave pāpa, leading to severe karmic consequences.
By insisting on inner purity and restraint, it supports bhakti as a disciplined life where the mind is guarded, making the heart fit for steady remembrance of Viṣṇu.
Vyākaraṇa-style precision in categories (vadhū, bhrātṛjāyā, gurobhāryā, nṛpastrī) reinforces dharma-śāstra classification: identifying rakṣitā-strī (protected women) and the rule that even manasa-saṅkalpa (mental intent) carries karmic weight.