Shloka 26
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
को न गच्छेत्सरिच्छ्रेष्ठां को भुंक्ते हरिवासरे । को हि दूषयते वेदं ब्राह्मणं को निपातयेत् ॥ २६ ॥
ko na gacchetsaricchreṣṭhāṃ ko bhuṃkte harivāsare | ko hi dūṣayate vedaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ ko nipātayet || 26 ||
کون افضل دریا کے پاس نہ جائے گا؟ کون ہری واسر (ایکادشی) کے دن کھائے گا؟ بھلا کون وید کو آلودہ کرے گا، اور کون برہمن کو گرا دے گا (ایذا دے گا)؟
Sūta (narrating the Uttara-Bhāga discourse; framed within the Narada–Sanatkumāra teaching tradition)
Vrata: Ekadashi (Hari-vāsara)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It contrasts sacred duties (tīrtha-yātrā and honoring Hari’s holy day) with grave sins (defiling the Veda and harming brāhmaṇas), urging the listener toward purity, reverence, and dharmic conduct.
By highlighting Hari-vāsara as a day that should be kept holy (typically through fasting, restraint, and worship), it frames devotion to Viṣṇu as lived discipline—bhakti expressed through vrata and moral restraint.
It emphasizes śāstra-maryādā (scriptural boundaries): correct observance of sacred days (kalpa/ācāra) and protection of Vedic authority—practical dharma grounded in ritual discipline rather than a technical lesson in a single Vedāṅga.