Shloka 84
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
उभयोर्दतयोः श्लेषः सहसा समपद्यत । तत्खंडमंगुलेर्वक्त्रे स्थितं नृपतिवल्लभे ॥ ८४ ॥
ubhayordatayoḥ śleṣaḥ sahasā samapadyata | tatkhaṃḍamaṃgulervaktre sthitaṃ nṛpativallabhe || 84 ||
Plötzlich stießen ihre Zähne zusammen und verhakten sich; und ein abgebrochenes Stück blieb im Mund der Aṅguli, der Geliebten des Königs, stecken.
Suta (narrating the Purana narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It marks a sudden, tangible turning point in a narrative—an abrupt bodily consequence that typically signals the ripening of karma and sets up the need for dharmic remedy (often through tirtha-related acts in the Uttara-bhāga).
Direct bhakti instruction is not explicit here; the verse functions as story-momentum that, in the broader Uttara-bhāga style, leads characters toward seeking refuge in dharma, vows, and ultimately devotion through pilgrimage and worship.
No Vedāṅga technical teaching (like vyākaraṇa, jyotiṣa, or kalpa) is directly taught in this line; it is primarily narrative description used to frame subsequent dharmic or ritual guidance.