Shloka 40
Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī
Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada
पीतं हि मद्यं मनुजेन नाथ करोति मोहं सुविचक्षणस्य । स्मृता च दृष्टा युवती नरेण विमोहयेदेव सुराधिका हि ॥ ४० ॥
pītaṃ hi madyaṃ manujena nātha karoti mohaṃ suvicakṣaṇasya | smṛtā ca dṛṣṭā yuvatī nareṇa vimohayedeva surādhikā hi || 40 ||
O Panginoon! Kapag uminom ang tao ng nakalalasing na alak, nagdudulot ito ng pagkalito kahit sa maingat mag-isip. At ang isang dalagang babae—maalala man o masilayan lamang—tunay na makalilito sa lalaki nang higit pa sa alak.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a didactic dialogue on self-control)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that moha (delusion) can overpower even the intelligent through intoxication and sense-objects, so spiritual life requires vigilance and restraint to protect discrimination (viveka).
Bhakti depends on steadiness of mind; the verse highlights obstacles—intoxication and sensual fascination—that disturb remembrance and concentration, thereby weakening sustained devotion and japa/smaraṇa.
No specific Vedanga is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharmic discipline—avoiding surā and regulating the senses—which supports ritual purity and focused mantra practice.