Shloka 44
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
मोहिन्या वसुना चैव प्रीत्या ब्रह्मा विसर्जितः । जगाम लोकं तमसः परमव्यक्तवर्त्मना ॥ ४४ ॥
mohinyā vasunā caiva prītyā brahmā visarjitaḥ | jagāma lokaṃ tamasaḥ paramavyaktavartmanā || 44 ||
मोहिन्या वसुना च प्रीत्या ब्रह्मा विसर्जितः; स परमव्यक्तवर्त्मना तमसः लोकं जगाम॥
Narada (narrating within a Tirtha-Mahatmya episode)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that delusion (mohinī/māyā), wealth, and attachment can divert a being from clarity and dharma, pushing consciousness toward tamas (spiritual darkness) along an unseen, hard-to-recognize decline.
By implication, it contrasts worldly moha and prīti with steadiness of mind; in Narada Purana’s framework, single-pointed Vishnu-bhakti and vairāgya prevent the fall into tamas caused by fascination with pleasure, possession, and attachment.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment (viveka) and restraint—key supports for vrata-discipline and ritual purity in Purāṇic practice.