Shloka 3
Saṃdhyāvalī-ākhyāna
Mohinī-parīkṣā; Dvādaśī-vrata-mahattva
तदाहं याचये वित्तं जीवितादधिकं शुभे । देहि पुत्रशिरों मह्यं यदिष्टटं हृदयाधिकम् ॥ ३ ॥
tadāhaṃ yācaye vittaṃ jīvitādadhikaṃ śubhe | dehi putraśiroṃ mahyaṃ yadiṣṭaṭaṃ hṛdayādhikam || 3 ||
অতএব হে শুভে, আমি সেই ধন প্রার্থনা করি যা জীবনের চেয়েও প্রিয়—আমাকে তোমার পুত্রের মস্তক দাও, যা তোমার হৃদয়ের সর্বাধিক ইষ্ট।
Unspecified petitioner (a male speaker addressing a woman as 'śubhe')
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
The verse frames a dharma-parīkṣā (test of righteousness): the petitioner asks for what is “dearer than life,” pushing the listener toward the Purāṇic theme that true merit is revealed when attachment and compassion are tested under extreme demands.
Indirectly, it sets the stage for bhakti-informed ethics: devotion in Purāṇic narratives is not only worship but also the refinement of the heart—where one’s choices under pressure expose whether one’s values align with dharma and surrender to a higher moral order.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment (dharma-viveka) within a narrative setting rather than a technical ritual or grammatical instruction.