Shloka 26
The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode
दिनं न जानाति न चापि रात्रिं मासं च पक्षं च स वत्सरं च । अतीव मुग्धः सुरतेन तस्या विरंचिपुत्र्याः शुभचेष्टितायाः ॥ २६ ॥
dinaṃ na jānāti na cāpi rātriṃ māsaṃ ca pakṣaṃ ca sa vatsaraṃ ca | atīva mugdhaḥ suratena tasyā viraṃciputryāḥ śubhaceṣṭitāyāḥ || 26 ||
విరంచి (బ్రహ్మ) కుమార్తె అయిన, శుభమూ మనోహరమూ అయిన చేష్టలతో కూడిన ఆమెతో సంగమంలో అతడు అత్యంత మুগ్ధుడై—పగలు రాత్రి తెలియదు; నెల, పక్షం, సంవత్సరం కూడా తెలియదు।
Narada (narrating within a didactic puranic episode; dialogue context traditionally framed with Sanatkumara inquiry)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It illustrates how kāma (sensual attachment) produces moha (delusion) so strong that one loses discernment of time itself—an implicit warning that unchecked pleasure erodes dharma and obstructs mokṣa-oriented living.
By contrasting infatuation with a fleeting object of desire against the steadiness required for bhakti, the verse indirectly teaches that devotion to Viṣṇu demands recollection, discipline, and freedom from time-consuming obsession.
The verse references calendrical units—day, night, month, pakṣa, and year—echoing Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (Vedic time-reckoning). It implies that indulgence can make one negligent of vrata timings and ritual observances governed by the calendar.