Shloka 12
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
नमस्करोमि जननीं बहुभूपालसंयुतः । तं पुत्रमवनीं प्राप्तं मोहिनी प्रेक्ष्य भूपते ॥ १२ ॥
namaskaromi jananīṃ bahubhūpālasaṃyutaḥ | taṃ putramavanīṃ prāptaṃ mohinī prekṣya bhūpate || 12 ||
ಹೇ ಭೂಪತೇ! ಅನೇಕ ರಾಜರೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಾನು ಜನನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಬಂದ ಆ ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಮೋಹಿನೀ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಅವನನ್ನು ಅವಲೋಕಿಸಿದಳು.
Narada (narrative voice addressing a king within the Uttara-Bhaga account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights reverence (namaskāra) to the Divine Mother as part of dhārmic conduct within a sacred narrative, showing how devotion and humility accompany royal power and public religious life.
Bhakti is expressed through direct salutation and praise—bowing to the Mother—while the appearance of a remarkable ‘son’ on earth evokes sacred wonder, a common purāṇic motif that deepens devotional attention.
No explicit Vedāṅga instruction appears in this verse; the practical takeaway is ritual decorum—offering namaskāra and honoring divine/ancestral figures—often integrated into tīrtha-yātrā and pūjā practice.