Shloka 2
The Liberation of the Lizard
Godhā-vimukti
केचिद्विद्रुमसंकाशाः केचिद्रजतसन्निभाः । केचिन्नीलसमप्रख्याः केचित्कांचनसत्विषः ॥ २ ॥
kecidvidrumasaṃkāśāḥ kecidrajatasannibhāḥ | kecinnīlasamaprakhyāḥ kecitkāṃcanasatviṣaḥ || 2 ||
কিছু ছিল বিদ্রুমের ন্যায়, কিছু রৌপ্যের সদৃশ; কিছু নীলমণির নীল আভায় দীপ্ত, আর কিছু স্বর্ণের তেজে জ্বলজ্বল করছিল ॥২॥
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A catalog of dazzling colors and substances builds a steady crescendo of wonder through comparison (coral, silver, blue gem, gold)."}
FAQs
It conveys the many-splendoured, awe-inspiring vision associated with a sacred setting—suggesting that divine or subtle beings/forms manifest with varied radiance, reinforcing the sanctity and transformative power of the tirtha context.
By emphasizing divine splendour and wondrous manifestation, it supports bhakti as a path where reverence, pilgrimage, and contemplative vision deepen faith—devotion grows when the sacred is experienced as vividly present.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a descriptive passage used within a mahatmya-style narrative to evoke sacred perception.