Shloka 16
Mohinī-Ākhyāna: Rukmāṅgada’s Refusal to Eat on Harivāsara
Ekādaśī
म्रियते यदि वा गच्छति निपतति नश्येच्च खंडशो वापि । विरमति तदपि न चेतो मामकमिति मोहिनीहेतोः ॥ १६ ॥
mriyate yadi vā gacchati nipatati naśyecca khaṃḍaśo vāpi | viramati tadapi na ceto māmakamiti mohinīhetoḥ || 16 ||
แม้มันจะตาย จะจากไป จะล้มลง หรือจะพินาศ—ถึงขั้นแตกเป็นเสี่ยง ๆ—เพราะเหตุแห่งโมหะ ใจก็ยังไม่ยุติความยึดว่า “นี่เป็นของเรา”
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It exposes māmakatva (the possessive sense of “mine”) as a deep-rooted form of moha that persists even through loss and destruction, urging the seeker to uproot attachment for moksha.
By diagnosing possessiveness as delusion, it indirectly supports Vishnu-bhakti: offering all ownership-sense to the Lord (īśvara-arpana) purifies the heart, making devotion steady and non-grasping.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is adhyात्मिक discipline—observing the mind’s “mine”-thought and cultivating vairāgya as a daily sādhanā.