Shloka 70
Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa
न्यवर्तत महीपालपुत्रस्कंधावलंबिनी । यत्र रुक्मांगदः शेते मृतकल्पो रविप्रभः ॥ ७० ॥
nyavartata mahīpālaputraskaṃdhāvalaṃbinī | yatra rukmāṃgadaḥ śete mṛtakalpo raviprabhaḥ || 70 ||
そのとき（流れは）王子の肩にすがるようにして引き返した。そこにはルクマーングダが、太陽のごとく輝きながらも、死せるがごとく動かず横たわっていた。
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights a liminal, crisis moment in a sacred narrative: despite outward radiance ("sun-like"), the hero lies inert, showing how Dharma and divine/holy-place influence can overturn ordinary conditions and redirect events.
Indirectly, it sets the stage for grace and transformation typical of Purāṇic Bhakti narratives—when human effort appears exhausted ("as if dead"), the turning of events points toward reliance on divine protection and sacred merit.
No explicit Vedāṅga instruction appears in this verse; the key takeaway is narrative theology used in Purāṇas to teach Dharma and the efficacy of tīrtha/puṇya rather than technical disciplines like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.