Shloka 42
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
वसुरुवाच । क्रोधस्त्यक्तो मया देवि ब्रह्मणो वचनादथ । गतिं ते कारयिष्यामि तीर्थस्नानादिकर्मणा ॥ ४२ ॥
vasuruvāca | krodhastyakto mayā devi brahmaṇo vacanādatha | gatiṃ te kārayiṣyāmi tīrthasnānādikarmaṇā || 42 ||
Vasu disse: «Ó Deusa, por ordem de Brahmā abandonei agora a minha ira. Assegurarei para ti uma passagem bem-aventurada a um estado mais elevado, por meio de ritos como o banho nos tīrthas sagrados e outras ações prescritas.»
Vasu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse links inner purification (renouncing anger on divine instruction) with outer dharmic practice (tīrtha-bathing and allied rites), teaching that both restraint and prescribed sacred actions can support an auspicious “gati” (spiritual uplift).
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it reflects a bhakti-aligned attitude: obedience to a higher divine order (Brahmā’s command) and compassionate intent to aid another being through sacred means, which complements devotional living in the Narada Purana’s tīrtha context.
The verse emphasizes ritual procedure (kalpa-style prayoga): tīrtha-snānādi-karma—performing prescribed acts like sacred bathing—showing applied dharma through correct rite and sequence rather than a technical focus on grammar or astrology.