Shloka 26
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
को न गच्छेत्सरिच्छ्रेष्ठां को भुंक्ते हरिवासरे । को हि दूषयते वेदं ब्राह्मणं को निपातयेत् ॥ २६ ॥
ko na gacchetsaricchreṣṭhāṃ ko bhuṃkte harivāsare | ko hi dūṣayate vedaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ ko nipātayet || 26 ||
Quem não iria ao mais excelente dos rios? Quem comeria no dia sagrado de Hari? De fato, quem macularia o Veda, e quem derrubaria um brāhmaṇa?
Sūta (narrating the Uttara-Bhāga discourse; framed within the Narada–Sanatkumāra teaching tradition)
Vrata: Ekadashi (Hari-vāsara)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It contrasts sacred duties (tīrtha-yātrā and honoring Hari’s holy day) with grave sins (defiling the Veda and harming brāhmaṇas), urging the listener toward purity, reverence, and dharmic conduct.
By highlighting Hari-vāsara as a day that should be kept holy (typically through fasting, restraint, and worship), it frames devotion to Viṣṇu as lived discipline—bhakti expressed through vrata and moral restraint.
It emphasizes śāstra-maryādā (scriptural boundaries): correct observance of sacred days (kalpa/ācāra) and protection of Vedic authority—practical dharma grounded in ritual discipline rather than a technical lesson in a single Vedāṅga.