Shloka 73
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
सुपक्वास्तत्र मृद्वीका दृष्ट्वा भुक्त्वा मुदान्वितः । शांतिं प्राप्तस्ततोऽपश्यत्सालमेकं सुनिर्मलम् ॥ ७३ ॥
supakvāstatra mṛdvīkā dṛṣṭvā bhuktvā mudānvitaḥ | śāṃtiṃ prāptastato'paśyatsālamekaṃ sunirmalam || 73 ||
ຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ ລາວເຫັນອະງຸ່ນສຸກດີ; ເຫັນແລ້ວກໍກິນ ແລະເກີດຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີ. ເມື່ອໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມສະຫງົບແລ້ວ ຈຶ່ງເຫັນຕົ້ນສາລາພຽງຕົ້ນດຽວ ບໍລິສຸດຜ່ອງໃສຍິ່ງ.
Narada (narrating to Sanatkumara in the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Joy on tasting ripe grapes settles into calmness, culminating in a sense of wonder at the sight of a singular, spotless sāla tree."}
FAQs
It presents a typical tirtha-mahātmya motif: nourishment and joy (ripened fruit) lead to inner peace (śānti), after which a sign of sanctity appears—here, a remarkably pure sāla tree—indicating an auspicious, spiritually charged location.
Though not a direct bhakti injunction, it shows a bhakti-aligned inner sequence: contentment and sattvic calm prepare the mind to perceive sacredness. In Narada Purana’s devotional worldview, such śānti supports remembrance of the Divine and reverence for holy places.
No explicit Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative guidance for tirtha-yātrā—recognizing auspicious natural markers associated with purity and spiritual uplift.