Mohini. Derived from the Sanskrit word ‘moha’, for allure or illusion. The name is synonymous with an image - that of the mythological enchantress so bewitching that neither
god nor demon could resist her, even if it would result in their downfall. She is temptation and
beauty incarnate - a devious damsel, dooming her lovers to a dreadful destiny.
In real life, however, Mohini is a far cry from her mythological counterpart. Her doe eyes
may be bright enough for their light to be divine, and her coral lips
may utter words that could create or destroy another'
s world, but she is no goddess. Mohini is very much
human, and that is her greatest strength.
For Mohini needs no superhuman charm to enchant - a touch of her hand and a smile that reaches her eyes are all it takes for one to become bewitched. Yet here again she differs from the enchantress of
legend, for the attention she bestows relies not on gain or deception, but on simple
human desire. She is as enchanted as she is enchanting, and that, perhaps, is her greatest power - that her
beauty and charm, divine though they
may be, are destined not to devastate, but to nurture. The true Mohini is not a harbinger of destruction - she is an epitome of love.
