Shloka 21
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
उभयोर्यन्न दृष्टं हि तत्पुराणैः प्रगीयते । प्रायश्चित्तं तु हत्यायामातुरस्यौषधं प्रिये ॥ २१ ॥
ubhayoryanna dṛṣṭaṃ hi tatpurāṇaiḥ pragīyate | prāyaścittaṃ tu hatyāyāmāturasyauṣadhaṃ priye || 21 ||
جو بات نہ شروتی میں ملے نہ سمِرتی میں، وہ پورانوں میں گائی گئی ہے۔ اور قتل کے گناہ میں، اے محبوبہ، پرایَشچِتّ ہی مبتلا کے لیے دوا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue form)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It affirms the Purāṇas as a guiding authority for dharma when specific details are not explicitly found in Śruti and Smṛti, and it frames prāyaścitta as a compassionate remedy that restores inner and social order after grave wrongdoing.
By calling expiation a “medicine,” the verse implies purification rather than despair; such purification supports sincere repentance and renewed alignment with dharma—an essential foundation for steady Vishnu-bhakti and disciplined spiritual life.
It highlights Dharma-śāstra style application of scriptural hierarchy (pramāṇa): when Śruti and Smṛti do not specify, Purāṇic injunctions guide ritual and ethical practice—especially in prescribing prāyaścitta procedures.