Shloka 27
The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode
विमोहिनीसंगमने नृपस्य बभूव शक्तिस्त्वधिका मनोजे । यथा यथा सेवत एव भूपस्तथा तथा वृद्धिमियर्ति वीर्यम् । पक्षेषु शुक्लेष्विव शीतभानुर्न क्षीयते संततसेवनेन ॥ २६ ॥
vimohinīsaṃgamane nṛpasya babhūva śaktistvadhikā manoje | yathā yathā sevata eva bhūpastathā tathā vṛddhimiyarti vīryam | pakṣeṣu śukleṣviva śītabhānurna kṣīyate saṃtatasevanena || 26 ||
Khi nhà vua giao hội với Vimohinī, sức mạnh của dục vọng nơi ngài lại càng tăng. Vị quân vương càng hưởng thụ bao nhiêu thì dũng lực nam tính càng lớn bấy nhiêu; như vầng trăng trong nửa tháng sáng, nó không hề suy giảm bởi sự hưởng lạc liên tục.
Narada (narrating/teaching within the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights a core Purāṇic warning: repeated indulgence does not necessarily exhaust desire; instead, it can intensify capacity and attachment, deepening moha (delusion) and bondage.
By showing how constant ‘sevanā’ (resorting to) sense-enjoyment strengthens kāma, the verse indirectly teaches that the same principle applies positively in bhakti—constant service directed to Bhagavān (especially Viṣṇu) strengthens devotion rather than worldly craving.
A practical jyotiṣa-style analogy is used: the moon’s waxing in the śukla-pakṣa illustrates increase through repetition, serving as a didactic model rather than a ritual instruction.