Shloka 29
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
साहं पापा दुराचारा वक्तुकामा सुनिर्घृणम् । यादृशेन हि भावेन योनौ शुक्रं समुत्सृजेत् ॥ २९ ॥
sāhaṃ pāpā durācārā vaktukāmā sunirghṛṇam | yādṛśena hi bhāvena yonau śukraṃ samutsṛjet || 29 ||
আমি—পাপিনী ও দুরাচারিণী—সেই পরম নির্দয় কর্মের কথা বলতে চাই: কোন ভাব নিয়ে মানুষ গর্ভে বীর্য নিক্ষেপ করে?
A female narrator (unnamed) speaking in a confessional/illustrative dialogue within the Tirtha-Mahatmya context
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It highlights that inner intention (bhāva) is central to karma: even intimate acts become dharmic or adharmic depending on one’s motive, restraint, and reverence for life.
By stressing purity of intention, it aligns with bhakti ethics: devotion is not only ritual but also sanctifying one’s motives and actions so they accord with dharma and compassion.
Indirectly, it points to dharma-śāstric and gṛhya practice around garbhādhāna-saṃskāra—where right timing, conduct, and intention are prescribed for righteous conception.