Shloka 15
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
श्रृणु मोहिनि मद्वाक्यं वेदोऽयं बहुधा स्थितः । यज्ञकर्मक्रिया वेदः स्मृतिर्वेदो गृहाश्रमे ॥ १५ ॥
śrṛṇu mohini madvākyaṃ vedo'yaṃ bahudhā sthitaḥ | yajñakarmakriyā vedaḥ smṛtirvedo gṛhāśrame || 15 ||
Ouve, ó Mohinī, as minhas palavras: este Veda está estabelecido de muitas formas. O Veda é a realização do yajña e das ações rituais; e no estágio do chefe de família, o Veda se expressa como Smṛti, a lei e a conduta lembradas.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: jnana (treated as shanta)
FAQs
It teaches that Vedic authority is not limited to recitation alone: the Veda becomes living guidance through sacrificial duty and, for householders, through Smṛti-based dharma and daily conduct.
By grounding spiritual life in disciplined action—yajña, prescribed duties, and righteous household conduct—this verse supports bhakti as a practiced, embodied devotion rather than mere sentiment.
Ritual performance (kriyā) is emphasized—aligned with Kalpa (procedural Vedic practice) and Dharma-śāstra/Smṛti as the applied rule-set for the gṛhastha stage.