Shloka 91
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
एवं ब्रुवाणां तां भर्ता राक्षसीमसितेक्षणाम् । उवाच राक्षसो हर्षात्स्वां प्रियां चारुलोचनाम् ॥ ९१ ॥
evaṃ bruvāṇāṃ tāṃ bhartā rākṣasīmasitekṣaṇām | uvāca rākṣaso harṣātsvāṃ priyāṃ cārulocanām || 91 ||
ເມື່ອນາງເວົ້າດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຜົວຂອງນາງ—ຣາກສະ—ດ້ວຍຄວາມຍິນດີ ໄດ້ເວົ້າກັບເມຍທີ່ຮັກຂອງຕົນ ຜູ້ເປັນຣາກສະສີຕາດຳ ແລະຕາງາມ।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It marks a narrative turn: the rākṣasa, pleased by his wife’s words, begins speaking—showing how speech and intention drive subsequent action and karmic consequence in Purāṇic storytelling.
Direct bhakti doctrine is not stated here; instead, the verse functions as narrative framing. In the broader Purāṇic method, such contrasts in character and motive prepare the listener to discern dharma and the superiority of sattvic devotion over impulsive, pleasure-driven choices.
No explicit Vedāṅga instruction appears in this verse; it primarily uses clear narrative Sanskrit (vyākaraṇa-based construction) to indicate speaker, addressee, and emotional tone (harṣa).