Shloka 28
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
नहीदृशं पापमिहास्ति जंतोर्विमूढचित्तस्य दिने हरेः प्रिये । यद्भोजनेनात्मनिपातकारिणा यमस्य रवातेषु चिरं सुलोचने ॥ २८ ॥
nahīdṛśaṃ pāpamihāsti jaṃtorvimūḍhacittasya dine hareḥ priye | yadbhojanenātmanipātakāriṇā yamasya ravāteṣu ciraṃ sulocane || 28 ||
اے سُلوچنے! اس دنیا میں گمراہ دل جاندار کے لیے ہری کو عزیز دن میں کھانا کھانے جیسا کوئی گناہ نہیں؛ اس خود کو گرانے والے کھانے سے وہ یم کے رَورَو نرکوں میں دیر تک پڑا رہتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: Hari-vāsara vrata (abhojana on Hari’s dear day)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It stresses vrata-dharma: on days especially प्रिय (dear) to Hari, restraint and devotion are paramount; violating the observance by eating is portrayed as a grave lapse that leads to prolonged suffering in Yama’s realms.
Bhakti is shown as disciplined love expressed through observance—honoring Hari’s sacred day with self-control. The verse frames indulgence on such a day as a sign of vimūḍha-citta (deluded mind) that obstructs devotion.
Kalpa (ritual discipline) is implicit: correct observance of vrata-days and the do’s/don’ts of bhojana (eating) as part of dharmic practice, reinforcing how ritual timing and conduct shape spiritual outcomes.