Shloka 68
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
भक्षिते तु ततस्तस्मिन् भवतो मध्यमात्फणात् ।
समुत्पत्स्यति कल्याणी तथारूपा यथामृता ॥
bhakṣite tu tatas tasmin bhavato madhyamāt phaṇāt | samutpatsyati kalyāṇī tathārūpā yathāmṛtā ||
«Wenn jener (piṇḍa) gegessen ist, wird aus deiner mittleren Haube die glückverheißende Dame hervorgehen, in derselben Gestalt wie zur Zeit ihres Todes.»
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FAQs
The narrative asserts that dharmic rites, when sanctified by īśvara’s sanction, can reverse misfortune; it reinforces faith in śrāddha as a bridge between visible and invisible worlds.
Ānucarita; it is an episode illustrating the power of ritual and grace rather than a structural cosmological account.
Emergence from the ‘hood’ suggests kundalinī/serpent symbolism: from the central point (madhyama) arises renewed śakti (kalyāṇī), i.e., awakened transformative power.