Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
समंगीकरणं कर्म विवाहे तु विधीयते । स्त्रीपुंसोर्द्विजसंस्कारे निर्दिष्टं गुरुशिष्ययोः ॥ ६२ ॥
samaṃgīkaraṇaṃ karma vivāhe tu vidhīyate | strīpuṃsordvijasaṃskāre nirdiṣṭaṃ guruśiṣyayoḥ || 62 ||
ವಿವಾಹದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಸಮಂಗೀಕರಣ’ ಎಂಬ ಕರ್ಮವನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ದ್ವಿಜಸಂಸ್ಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ-ಪುರುಷರಿಗಾಗಿ—ಗುರು-ಶಿಷ್ಯ ಪ್ರಸಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ—ಇದು ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ.
Narada (teaching within a dharma/saṃskāra-ritual context, framed in guru–śiṣya instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It frames key life-rites (saṃskāras) as dharmic acts performed under scriptural injunction, emphasizing that union and consecration are not merely social events but sanctifying rites guided by tradition.
Indirectly: by locating marriage and initiation within prescribed sacred rites, it supports a life ordered by dharma—an essential foundation in Purāṇic practice for steady devotion and disciplined worship.
Ritual procedure and saṃskāra-framework knowledge (kalpa-oriented practice): it points to specific named rites and their correct application, especially as taught through the guru–śiṣya system.