The Description of Mandara (Mandaropavarṇanam) in the Mohinī Narrative
मूर्च्छनातालसहितं गांधारध्वनिसंयुतम् । तस्मिन्प्रवृत्ते राजेंद्रगीते मन्मथवर्द्धने ॥ २१ ॥
mūrcchanātālasahitaṃ gāṃdhāradhvanisaṃyutam | tasminpravṛtte rājeṃdragīte manmathavarddhane || 21 ||
मूर्च्छनातालसंयुक्तं गान्धारध्वनिसंयुतम् । प्रवृत्ते तस्मिन् राजेन्द्र गीते मन्मथवर्धने ॥
Suta (narrator) describing the scene within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It highlights how sensory arts—especially structured music with svara and tāla—can intensify worldly desire (manmatha), implying the need for disciplined engagement of the senses in dharmic life.
By showing music’s power to stir passion, it indirectly points to redirecting the same musical and emotional force toward devotion—using song as kīrtana for Vishnu-bhakti rather than for sense-enjoyment.
It echoes Śikṣā-related concerns with sound (dhvani) and svara, and also gestures toward Gandharva-vidyā (music science) through technical terms like mūrcchanā, tāla, and the Gāndhāra note.