The Account of Mohinī
Mohinī-upākhyāna
मोहिनीप्रीतये मुग्धः स्वयं चक्रे नमस्क्रियाम् । कार्ये महति संप्राप्ते ह्यसाध्ये भुवनत्रये ॥ ३१ ॥
mohinīprītaye mugdhaḥ svayaṃ cakre namaskriyām | kārye mahati saṃprāpte hyasādhye bhuvanatraye || 31 ||
Vì mê đắm và u mê, chính ngài đã tự mình đảnh lễ để làm vừa lòng Mohinī—đúng lúc một đại sự phát sinh, bị xem là không thể thành tựu trong cả ba cõi.
Suta (narrating Purāṇic account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
It shows how fascination (moha) can drive a person to acts of reverence for the sake of pleasing an attractive power, especially when facing a seemingly impossible crisis—highlighting the need for discernment alongside devotion.
The verse presents namaskāra (obeisance) as a potent devotional act, but it also warns that devotion becomes spiritually unstable when motivated by delusion and personal infatuation rather than clear God-centered bhakti.
Ritually, it reflects the basic dhārmic practice of namaskriyā (formal salutation) used in pūjā and vrata contexts; no specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly taught in this verse.