Shloka 53
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
पित्रा दत्ता ततश्चाहं कौंडिन्याय महात्मने । कुलीनाय सरूपाय स्त्रीसंगरहिताय च ॥ ५३ ॥
pitrā dattā tataścāhaṃ kauṃḍinyāya mahātmane | kulīnāya sarūpāya strīsaṃgarahitāya ca || 53 ||
ثم زوّجني أبي إلى كوندينيا عظيم النفس—ذو نسبٍ كريم، حسن الهيئة، منزّهٌ عن التعلّق بمخالطة النساء الأُخريات.
Narrator (a woman recounting her life episode within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narration of Book 2)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames marriage as a dharmic institution grounded in character—nobility, good conduct, and restraint—suggesting that inner virtue is the true auspiciousness supporting righteous life.
By praising self-restraint and purity of conduct, it implies that steady bhakti is protected by ethical discipline—especially fidelity and controlled senses—so devotion can mature without distraction.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; it primarily emphasizes sadācāra (right conduct) as a practical dharmic guideline for household life.