moha
मोह mohaDelusion: the confusion that mistakes the impermanent for the permanent and binds the soul to samsara. The hammer of the hymn Moha Mudgara is aimed at it.
Where this term appears
- Dakshinamurti: Shiva as the silent guru Deities
Markandeya, it says, stands for viveka , discrimination; Yama for moha , delusion; the rope Yama throws for the absence of enquiry; the boy's fear for the sense of duality.
- Bhaja Govindam: the hammer that shatters delusion Journal
It has an older and harder name as well. Moha Mudgara .
- The Court Treatise
…nd the inner enemies, the kama (lust), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), moha (delusion), mada (pride), matsarya (envy).
- The many faces Treatise
…atsarya , envy; as Ekadanta against mada , pride; as Mahodara against moha , delusion; as Gajanana against lobha , greed; as Lambodara against krodha , anger; as Vikata against kama , lust; as Vighnaraja agains…