Shloka 16
Kāmākṣā-māhātmya (Glory of Kāmākṣā) with Siddhanātha Account
प्रक्षिप्तमात्रं किल तत्र बालं मत्स्योऽग्रसीत्कोऽपि विधेर्नियोगात् । तत्र स्थितोऽनेकयुगानि सोऽभूत्कालस्य गत्या ह्यजरामरांगः ॥ १६ ॥
prakṣiptamātraṃ kila tatra bālaṃ matsyo'grasītko'pi vidherniyogāt | tatra sthito'nekayugāni so'bhūtkālasya gatyā hyajarāmarāṃgaḥ || 16 ||
ما إن أُلقي الطفل في الماء هناك حتى ابتلعه سمكٌ ما—بمقتضى قضاء القدر. ومكث في جوفه أزمنةً كثيرة من اليوغا، وبجريان الزمان نال جسدًا لا يهرم ولا يموت.
Suta (narrator) describing the episode within the Tirtha-Mahatmya
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
FAQs
It highlights how providence (vidhi) and time (kāla) govern embodied life, and how extraordinary outcomes can unfold through unseen karmic design within sacred narrative contexts.
Indirectly, it sets a Purāṇic frame where divine order operates beyond ordinary logic—encouraging trust (śraddhā) in dharma and sacred narratives that ultimately guide one toward devotion and refuge in the Lord’s protection.
The verse chiefly emphasizes kāla (time) as a governing principle—useful for understanding Purāṇic cosmological time-reckoning (yuga concepts), rather than a specific ritual or technical Vedāṅga procedure.