Mohinī

Mohinī, “she who enchants”

Mohinī is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

• Mohinī: the enchanting form of Bhagavān Vishṇu who shared the amṛta with the devas. Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Lalitopākhyāna, Chapter 10; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 3

People

• Mohinī (Created by Brahmā): the woman Brahmā made to break King Rukmāṅgada‘s Ekādaśī vow. Nārada Purāṇa, Uttarardha, Chapters 6–7, 12–26, 33–34, 35–37, 38–82
• Mohinī of Māhishmatī: a veśyā of Māhishmatī who, by puṇya gained without knowing it, was reborn as the queen Hemāṅgī. Padma Purāṇa, Uttara Khaṇḍa, Chapters 220–221

Named in passing

• Mohinī the apsarā: the apsarā who sought Brahmā and gave him a śāpa, told on Brahmā Mohinī. Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janana Khaṇḍa, Chapters 31, 32, 33