Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
वसुष्ठश्चोर्वशीजातोऽगस्त्योऽपि स्वयमीश्वरौ । येन लोकोपकारार्थं वासिष्ठं शास्त्रमुत्तमम् ॥ ४२ ॥
vasuṣṭhaścorvaśījāto'gastyo'pi svayamīśvarau | yena lokopakārārthaṃ vāsiṣṭhaṃ śāstramuttamam || 42 ||
វសិષ્ઠៈ ដែលកើតពីឧរវសី និងអគស្ត្យៈផង—ទាំងពីរជាព្រះអម្ចាស់បង្ហាញដោយខ្លួនឯង; ដោយពួកគេ ដើម្បីសុខុមាលភាពលោក សាស្ត្រវាសិષ્ઠៈដ៏ឧត្តម ត្រូវបានបង្ហាញឲ្យដឹង។
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"A calm, authoritative affirmation of rishi-power and revelation, with a note of wonder at self-manifest sages acting for universal welfare through scripture."}
It emphasizes that realized sages function as channels of divine knowledge, revealing authoritative śāstra for loka-upakāra (the spiritual welfare of all).
By highlighting śāstra revealed through great ṛṣis, it implies that bhakti and dharma are practiced correctly when grounded in an authentic teacher–text lineage rather than personal invention.
The verse points to śāstra-prāmāṇya (scriptural authority) and paramparā (transmission), the practical foundation for applying disciplines like Vyākaraṇa and Kalpa in a reliable way.