Shloka 22
The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode
न चापि गोपेषु ददंति वृत्तिं स्वेच्छाचरा मंदिरमाव्रजंति । क्षीरं क्षरंत्यो घटवत्सुभूरिशो वत्सप्रियाः शांतिकराश्च गावः ॥ २२ ॥
na cāpi gopeṣu dadaṃti vṛttiṃ svecchācarā maṃdiramāvrajaṃti | kṣīraṃ kṣaraṃtyo ghaṭavatsubhūriśo vatsapriyāḥ śāṃtikarāśca gāvaḥ || 22 ||
Hindi man sila umaasa sa mga pastol para sa ikabubuhay; malayang gumagala ayon sa nais, sila’y kusang dumarating sa templo. Sa pagbubuhos ng saganang gatas sa mga banga, ang mga bakang iyon—mapagmahal sa kanilang mga guya—ay nagiging sanhi rin ng kapayapaan at pagpapala.
Narada (narrative description within a Tirtha/Mahatmya passage of Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse portrays sacred cows as spontaneous participants in a holy place: they come to the temple freely and bestow peace through their abundant milk, marking the site as dharmic and auspicious.
By highlighting a temple setting where beings naturally incline toward the shrine and offer nourishment, it underscores bhakti as an effortless, purity-driven attraction to sacred space and service (seva) rather than mere compulsion.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharmic conduct around temple life—especially go-seva and honoring auspicious signs in a Tirtha.