Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
आसन्नप्रसवा ब्रह्मन्नैकैव हिणी वनात् । ततः समभवत्तत्र पीतप्राये जले तया ॥ १५ ॥
āsannaprasavā brahmannaikaiva hiṇī vanāt | tataḥ samabhavattatra pītaprāye jale tayā || 15 ||
Wahai Brāhmaṇa, seekor rusa betina yang hampir melahirkan keluar dari hutan; lalu di tempat itu juga, dekat air yang hampir habis diminumnya, ia melahirkan.
Narada (narrating to a Brahmin interlocutor within the Moksha-dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
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It sets up a dharmic narrative where a vulnerable creature at the edge of life (a doe in labor) becomes the catalyst for a moral and spiritual lesson—often used in Moksha-dharma contexts to teach compassion, responsibility, and the karmic consequences of one’s responses to suffering.
While the verse itself is descriptive, such episodes typically prepare the ground for Bhakti by softening the heart through compassion; a compassionate, sattvic mind becomes fit for remembrance of Bhagavan and for devotional conduct aligned with dharma.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this line; it primarily functions as narrative framing within Moksha-dharma, emphasizing ethical sensitivity rather than technical ritual instruction.