Shloka 20
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
संसाधितं कार्यमिदं सुराणां भस्मावशेषं हि गतेऽपि देहे । चैतन्यमात्रे पवनात्मकेऽस्मिन् संमार्जितो भूपकृतस्तु पंथाः ॥ २० ॥
saṃsādhitaṃ kāryamidaṃ surāṇāṃ bhasmāvaśeṣaṃ hi gate'pi dehe | caitanyamātre pavanātmake'smin saṃmārjito bhūpakṛtastu paṃthāḥ || 20 ||
“Natupad na ang gawaing ito ng mga deva; bagama’t lumisan na ang katawan, abo na lamang ang nalalabi. Gayunman, sa nilalang na ito—na ang likas ay kamalayan at hininga ng buhay—ang landas na itinatag ng hari ay nalinis at naihanda nang mabuti.”
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya episode)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It contrasts the perishable body (ending as ashes) with the subtler principle of consciousness and prāṇa, implying that true spiritual “path-making” is not bodily survival but the righteous, purifying course established through dharma.
By emphasizing what endures beyond the body—inner consciousness and life-breath—it points to bhakti as an inward purification of the path (panthāḥ) toward the divine, rather than mere external identity with the body.
The verse indirectly reflects prāṇa-centered understanding used in Vedic practice (closely aligned with śikṣā’s concern for breath/voice and disciplined life-force), while stressing that ritual outcomes must be grounded in inner purity and dharmic intent.