Shloka 32
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
ईशस्य कृत्यं द्विज दुर्विभाव्यं धर्मानुकूल्येन समास्थितस्य । व्यासः स्वयं वेदविभागकर्त्ता पाराशरिस्तत्त्वदृगिज्यमूर्तिः । कन्यात्वविध्वसकवीर्यजन्मा कानीनसंज्ञोऽनुजदारगामी ॥ ३२ ॥
īśasya kṛtyaṃ dvija durvibhāvyaṃ dharmānukūlyena samāsthitasya | vyāsaḥ svayaṃ vedavibhāgakarttā pārāśaristattvadṛgijyamūrtiḥ | kanyātvavidhvasakavīryajanmā kānīnasaṃjño'nujadāragāmī || 32 ||
Oh brāhmaṇa, las obras del Señor son difíciles de comprender, de Aquel que permanece establecido en consonancia con el Dharma. El propio Vyāsa llegó a ser el ordenador y divisor de los Vedas; hijo de Parāśara, vidente de la verdad, encarnación del culto. Nacido de una potencia que quebró la virginidad, fue llamado «Kānīna», y más tarde se acercó a la esposa de su hermano menor.
Narada (narrative voice within Uttara-Bhaga context; dialogue tradition attributed to Narada’s instruction stream)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that the Lord’s providence operates through dharma yet remains beyond ordinary human calculation, and it frames Vyāsa’s extraordinary life as an instrument of that divine order.
By presenting Vyāsa as an ‘embodiment of worship’ (ijyā-mūrti), the verse implies that true devotion expresses itself as dharma-aligned service—preserving revelation (Vedas) and guiding society through sacred knowledge.
The verse points to Veda-vibhāga (systematizing and arranging Vedic recensions), which connects to disciplined transmission supported by Vedāṅga tools such as Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) for accurate preservation.