Shloka 80
Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa
यद्दुष्करं भूमिपते त्रिलोक्यां नादेयमस्तीह तदिष्टंभावात् । तच्चापि राजेंद्र ददस्व देव्यै मज्जीवितं मज्जननीभवं वा ॥ ८० ॥
yadduṣkaraṃ bhūmipate trilokyāṃ nādeyamastīha tadiṣṭaṃbhāvāt | taccāpi rājeṃdra dadasva devyai majjīvitaṃ majjananībhavaṃ vā || 80 ||
O lord of the earth, in the three worlds there is nothing truly hard to obtain, for when one is moved by sincere goodwill, everything may be bestowed. Therefore, O best of kings, grant that goddess even this—my very life, or else let me be born again as her son.
Unspecified petitioner/speaker addressing a king (rājendra) within the narrative frame
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It elevates inner intention (iṣṭa-bhāva) as the force that makes even the seemingly “ungivable” possible, presenting self-surrender and compassionate granting as a high form of dharma.
The request for one’s own life or rebirth expresses total self-offering; such surrender mirrors bhakti’s core mood—placing oneself entirely at the service of the divine or the revered.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical—dāna guided by right intention, a key principle underlying Kalpa-based ritual giving.