Shloka 31
Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode
पुनरेव वरारोहे ब्रूहि त्वं वचनैः शुभैः । मोहिनीं मोहसंप्राप्तां मम दुःखप्रदायिनीम् ॥ ३१ ॥
punareva varārohe brūhi tvaṃ vacanaiḥ śubhaiḥ | mohinīṃ mohasaṃprāptāṃ mama duḥkhapradāyinīm || 31 ||
Ôi người đẹp hông thon, xin hãy nói lại, dùng lời lành mà thưa cùng ta, về sự mê hoặc quyến rũ ấy—khi đã chiếm lấy tâm trí, nó trở thành chính nguyên nhân gây sầu khổ cho ta.
Narada (requesting further explanation from a lady interlocutor within the narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse highlights moha (delusion) as a direct producer of duḥkha (sorrow) and frames spiritual progress as requiring repeated, auspicious instruction that clarifies the nature of delusion and how to transcend it.
By identifying delusion as the root of suffering, the verse implicitly points to bhakti as a cleansing, auspicious hearing (śubha-vacana/śravaṇa) that reorients the mind toward the Divine and dissolves मोह (moha) through remembrance and surrender.
The emphasis is on śubha-vacana (auspicious, well-formed speech), aligning with Vyākaraṇa (grammar) and Śikṣā (phonetics) in the sense that clarity and purity of instruction are essential for transmitting liberating knowledge—though no specific ritual/astrology detail is directly stated in this verse.