Shloka 6
The Account of Mohinī
Mohinī-upākhyāna
सर्वेषु क्रमशो गत्वा नरकेषु निपातिता । पापे धर्मांगदः पुत्रो घातितः पतिपाणिना ॥ ६ ॥
sarveṣu kramaśo gatvā narakeṣu nipātitā | pāpe dharmāṃgadaḥ putro ghātitaḥ patipāṇinā || 6 ||
सर्वेषु नरकेषु क्रमशो गत्वा सा तत्र निपातिता। पापे तस्मिन् पतिपाणिना धर्माङ्गदः पुत्रो घातितः॥
Narada (narrating the consequences of adharma in a tīrtha-māhātmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It stresses the inevitability of karma-phala: sustained pāpa leads to repeated descent into narakas, and even one’s closest relationships can become instruments of suffering when dharma is violated.
By showing the terror of naraka as the fruit of adharma, it implicitly urges śaraṇāgati and devotion to Bhagavān as the purifying refuge that reverses sinful trajectories and restores dharmic living.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is applied dharma-śāstra reasoning—actions (karma) produce definite results (phala), so conduct must be regulated by righteous norms.