Shloka 46
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
मुहूर्त्तं ध्यानमापन्नो बुबुधे कारणं गतेः ॥ ४६ ॥
muhūrttaṃ dhyānamāpanno bubudhe kāraṇaṃ gateḥ || 46 ||
स मुहूर्तं ध्यानमापन्नः, गतेः कारणं बुबुधे॥
Suta (narrator) describing the protagonist’s inner realization (as part of the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/mahatmya narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights that even a brief, steady meditation can reveal the underlying cause (kāraṇa) governing one’s gati—one’s life-course—pointing to inner insight as the key to liberation-oriented understanding.
While the verse speaks in the language of meditation and insight, in Purāṇic practice such dhyāna is commonly supported by devotion—single-pointed remembrance of the Lord—through which clarity arises about one’s karmic direction and the right spiritual course.
No specific Vedāṅga is directly taught in this line; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—brief but focused dhyāna—used as a method to discern causality (kāraṇa) behind outcomes (gati), aligning conduct with dharma.