Shloka 42
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
वसुरुवाच । क्रोधस्त्यक्तो मया देवि ब्रह्मणो वचनादथ । गतिं ते कारयिष्यामि तीर्थस्नानादिकर्मणा ॥ ४२ ॥
vasuruvāca | krodhastyakto mayā devi brahmaṇo vacanādatha | gatiṃ te kārayiṣyāmi tīrthasnānādikarmaṇā || 42 ||
Wika ni Vasu: “O Diyosa, sa utos ni Brahmā ay tinalikdan ko na ang galit. Aking titiyakin ang iyong mapalad na pag-akyat sa mas mataas na kalagayan sa pamamagitan ng mga ritwal gaya ng pagligo sa mga banal na tīrtha at iba pang itinakdang gawain.”
Vasu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse links inner purification (renouncing anger on divine instruction) with outer dharmic practice (tīrtha-bathing and allied rites), teaching that both restraint and prescribed sacred actions can support an auspicious “gati” (spiritual uplift).
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it reflects a bhakti-aligned attitude: obedience to a higher divine order (Brahmā’s command) and compassionate intent to aid another being through sacred means, which complements devotional living in the Narada Purana’s tīrtha context.
The verse emphasizes ritual procedure (kalpa-style prayoga): tīrtha-snānādi-karma—performing prescribed acts like sacred bathing—showing applied dharma through correct rite and sequence rather than a technical focus on grammar or astrology.