Shloka 44
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
सखीभिः सहिता चाहं क्रीडासंसक्तमानसा । काष्ठं पाटयतस्तस्य समीपमगमं तदा ॥ ४४ ॥
sakhībhiḥ sahitā cāhaṃ krīḍāsaṃsaktamānasā | kāṣṭhaṃ pāṭayatastasya samīpamagamaṃ tadā || 44 ||
Acompañada de mis amigas, con la mente absorta en el juego, entonces me acerqué a él mientras partía la leña.
Narrator (a woman speaking in first person within the Tirtha-Mahatmya story)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It sets a narrative moment in a Tirtha-Mahatmya account, showing how an ordinary, playful state of mind can still become the doorway to a consequential encounter that later bears religious or karmic significance.
Direct bhakti instruction is not stated here; instead, the verse functions as story-building in the Uttara-Bhaga, where later events typically connect personal actions and meetings to sacred outcomes associated with a tirtha and devotion.
No explicit Vedanga (e.g., Vyakarana, Jyotisha, Kalpa) teaching appears in this line; it is primarily narrative description used to frame subsequent dharmic or tirtha-related instruction.