Shloka 5
The Description of Mandara (Mandaropavarṇanam) in the Mohinī Narrative
एवमुक्ता वरारोहा प्रणम्य कमलासनम् । वीक्ष्यमाणामरैर्मार्गे प्रतस्थे मंदराचलम् ॥ ५ ॥
evamuktā varārohā praṇamya kamalāsanam | vīkṣyamāṇāmarairmārge pratasthe maṃdarācalam || 5 ||
असे सांगितल्यावर ती वरारोहा कमलासन (ब्रह्मा) यांना प्रणाम करून, मार्गात देवांनी पाहत असताना, मंदराचलाकडे निघाली.
Suta (narrating the Purana account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames pilgrimage (yātrā) as a dharmic act performed with humility—beginning with reverence to Brahmā—and shows that sacred travel gains potency when aligned with divine order and witnessed by the devas.
Bhakti is implied through praṇāma (bowing) and obedient movement toward a sacred destination; devotion here is expressed as respectful surrender and purposeful travel toward a holy locus (Mandara).
No specific Vedāṅga is taught directly in this verse; the practical takeaway is ritual etiquette (ācāra)—begin undertakings with praṇāma and proceed on a dharmic route associated with tīrtha-mahātmya.