Shloka 10
The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode
जीर्णोऽप्यजीर्णस्तव सौख्यवृद्धो वांछे इमां लोकवरां वरार्हाम् । संत्यज्य देवान्मम हेतुमागतामनंगबाणाभिहतां सुनेत्राम् ॥ १० ॥
jīrṇo'pyajīrṇastava saukhyavṛddho vāṃche imāṃ lokavarāṃ varārhām | saṃtyajya devānmama hetumāgatāmanaṃgabāṇābhihatāṃ sunetrām || 10 ||
虽已年迈，我却觉如不老；因你之故，我的喜乐增长。我渴慕世间最胜、最堪配之少女——苏涅特拉——她为伽摩之箭所伤，作为我欲念之因而来投我，甚至舍离诸天。
A male suitor/king-like figure (narrative speaker within the Tirtha-Mahatmya episode; exact named speaker not explicit in this single verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
The verse highlights how kāma (desire), personified by Kāma’s arrows, can overpower even age and status; it functions as a narrative warning that worldly longing can redirect one’s priorities away from higher dharma unless governed by discernment (viveka).
Indirectly, it contrasts worldly attachment with higher aims; in the Narada Purana’s broader devotional framework, such episodes remind the listener to turn the mind from sense-driven fascination toward steadiness and devotion to Vishnu, where lasting sukha is found.
No direct Vedanga instruction appears in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical psychology—recognizing the force of kāma and applying self-restraint (dama) and right judgment, which supports dharmic ritual life rather than undermining it.