Shloka 70
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
तेन धर्मेण किं प्राप्तमिति सम्यङ्निबोध मे । राक्षसीं योनिमापन्ना राक्षसस्य प्रिया ह्यहम् ॥ ७० ॥
tena dharmeṇa kiṃ prāptamiti samyaṅnibodha me | rākṣasīṃ yonimāpannā rākṣasasya priyā hyaham || 70 ||
সেই ‘ধর্ম’ দ্বারা আমি কী পেলাম, তা আমার কাছ থেকে স্পষ্ট শোনো। আমি রাক্ষসী যোনিতে পতিত হয়েছি, এবং সত্যই এক রাক্ষসের প্রিয়া।
A female narrator (rākṣasī) speaking within the Adhyaya’s narrative
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"A stark reversal: what was claimed as dharma is revealed to have yielded a terrifying, sorrowful consequence—rebirth as a rākṣasī."}
FAQs
The verse underscores karmic consequence: merely performing a certain ‘dharma’ without higher spiritual alignment can still culminate in an undesirable rebirth, here expressed as birth as a rākṣasī and attachment to a rākṣasa.
By highlighting a disappointing karmic result, the verse implicitly points beyond limited merit (puṇya) toward a higher refuge—steady devotion to the Supreme (Vishnu-bhakti), which the Narada Purana repeatedly presents as transcending ordinary karmic cycles.
The practical takeaway is from Dharma/Karma reasoning rather than a specific Vedanga: actions yield specific results (phala) including birth (yoni). It functions as a moral-ethical instruction used in Purāṇic teaching rather than a technical lesson in Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa.