Shloka 44
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
मोहिन्या वसुना चैव प्रीत्या ब्रह्मा विसर्जितः । जगाम लोकं तमसः परमव्यक्तवर्त्मना ॥ ४४ ॥
mohinyā vasunā caiva prītyā brahmā visarjitaḥ | jagāma lokaṃ tamasaḥ paramavyaktavartmanā || 44 ||
Được Phạm Thiên cho phép rời đi—do sự quyến luyến của Mohinī và Vasu—người ấy đã đi vào cõi tối tăm, theo một lối mòn hoàn toàn vô hiển, mịt mờ khó thấy.
Narada (narrating within a Tirtha-Mahatmya episode)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that delusion (mohinī/māyā), wealth, and attachment can divert a being from clarity and dharma, pushing consciousness toward tamas (spiritual darkness) along an unseen, hard-to-recognize decline.
By implication, it contrasts worldly moha and prīti with steadiness of mind; in Narada Purana’s framework, single-pointed Vishnu-bhakti and vairāgya prevent the fall into tamas caused by fascination with pleasure, possession, and attachment.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment (viveka) and restraint—key supports for vrata-discipline and ritual purity in Purāṇic practice.