Shloka 14
The Account of Mohinī
Mohinī-upākhyāna
भविष्यामस्ततस्त्वेनां नरकेभ्यो विवासय । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तेषां धर्मराजोऽतिविस्मितः ॥ १४ ॥
bhaviṣyāmastatastvenāṃ narakebhyo vivāsaya | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ teṣāṃ dharmarājo'tivismitaḥ || 14 ||
“మేము తరువాత (ఆమెను తీసుకోవడానికి) వస్తాము; కాబట్టి ఆమెను నరకాల నుండి విడుదల చేయి.” వారి మాటలు విని ధర్మరాజ యముడు అత్యంత ఆశ్చర్యపడ్డాడు॥१४॥
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Dharmarāja/Yama’s reaction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It highlights that the administration of karma (through Yama and naraka) can be interrupted by a higher, divinely sanctioned command—showing that grace and cosmic law operate together in Purāṇic theology.
While the verse itself is narrative, it supports a common Purāṇic bhakti theme: sincere divine connection and divine intervention can transform even severe afterlife outcomes, surpassing ordinary karmic momentum.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-oriented—actions have consequences, and Purāṇic dharma frames those consequences within a larger divine order.