Shloka 71
Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation
अथ सा राक्षसी देवी सा चापि नृपनंदिनी । प्रीत्या च भक्त्या कुरुतां प्रणतिं मम सुन्दरि ॥ ७१ ॥
atha sā rākṣasī devī sā cāpi nṛpanaṃdinī | prītyā ca bhaktyā kurutāṃ praṇatiṃ mama sundari || 71 ||
បន្ទាប់មក នាងរាក្សសីជាទេវីនោះ និងព្រះនាងកូនស្តេចផងដែរ—ឱ ស្រីស្រស់—គួរតែគោរពបង្គំខ្ញុំដោយសេចក្តីស្រឡាញ់ និងភក្តីភាព។
Narrator in dialogue (Uttara-Bhaga discourse; traditionally framed as Sage Narada’s narration within the Purana)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A shift from narrative action to reverent submission—affection (prīti) matures into explicit devotion (bhakti) expressed as bowing."}
FAQs
It emphasizes that transformation and auspicious outcomes begin with humble surrender—expressed as praṇāma—performed not mechanically but with prīti (warmth) and bhakti (devotion).
Bhakti here is shown as an inner disposition: affectionate reverence culminating in respectful bowing. The verse links external action (praṇati) with internal feeling (prīti, bhakti), which is a key devotional principle in Purāṇic practice.
No specific Vedāṅga technicality is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual etiquette (ācāra)—the correct devotional posture of praṇāma performed with sincere intent.