Shloka 37
The Liberation of the Lizard
Godhā-vimukti
सूक्ष्माणि तिलमात्राणि कृत्वा खण्डान्यनेकशः । किंचित्पातकशेषेण धरायामवतारिता ॥ ३७ ॥
sūkṣmāṇi tilamātrāṇi kṛtvā khaṇḍānyanekaśaḥ | kiṃcitpātakaśeṣeṇa dharāyāmavatāritā || 37 ||
എള്ളിനോളം സൂക്ഷ്മമായ അനവധി ഖണ്ഡങ്ങളാക്കി, അല്പം പാപശേഷം ശേഷിച്ചതിനാല് അവളെ ഭൂമിയിലേക്കു ഇറക്കിവിട്ടു.
Suta (narrating Narada Purana account; dialogue context traditionally linked to Narada’s teachings)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It conveys that even after a divine or sacred descent and fragmentation into minute parts, a subtle trace of karmic impurity (pātaka-śeṣa) may remain—highlighting the Purāṇic emphasis on purification through dharma, tirtha, and expiation.
By stressing residual impurity and the need for purification, it indirectly supports bhakti as a cleansing discipline: devotion combined with right conduct and sacred observances removes even subtle karmic remnants.
The verse primarily reflects prayāścitta-dharma (expiatory discipline) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it points to ritual purity frameworks used in Dharmaśāstra practice (e.g., graded removal of pāpa and its residual effects).