Shloka 40
The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)
तत्पुण्यकर्त्तुर्मनसाभिलाषां व्यवस्थितो मोहिनिरूपदर्शी । विमोहितोऽसौ निपपात राजा विमोहिनीकामशरेण विद्धः ॥ ४० ॥
tatpuṇyakartturmanasābhilāṣāṃ vyavasthito mohinirūpadarśī | vimohito'sau nipapāta rājā vimohinīkāmaśareṇa viddhaḥ || 40 ||
اُس نیکوکار کی دل کی آرزو کو ذہن میں جما کر بادشاہ نے موہنی کے دل فریب روپ کا دیدار کیا؛ موہنی کے شہوت انگیز تیر سے زخمی ہو کر وہ فریفتہ حال زمین پر گر پڑا۔
Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga mahatmya account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It warns that even a powerful ruler can collapse spiritually when the mind fixates on desire; delusion (moha) arises swiftly when one is “pierced” by kāma.
By contrast, it implies that bhakti requires guarding the mind from fascination with captivating forms; devotion stabilizes attention on the divine rather than on desire-driven illusion.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is mental discipline aligned with dharma—mastery of attention so that desire does not overpower judgment.