Shloka 151
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
अनाहृत्य तु तत्सर्वं निर्गतोऽसौ दरीमुखात् । बिभ्राणां मानुषं रूपं स्वामपश्यन्नितंबिनीम् ॥ १५१ ॥
anāhṛtya tu tatsarvaṃ nirgato'sau darīmukhāt | bibhrāṇāṃ mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ svāmapaśyannitaṃbinīm || 151 ||
എന്നാൽ അതൊന്നും എടുത്തുകൊള്ളാതെ അവൻ ഗുഹാമുഖത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പുറത്തുവന്നു; മനുഷ്യരൂപം ധരിച്ചു തന്റെ ഭാര്യയായ സുനിതംബിനിയെ അവൻ കണ്ടു।
Narada (narrating within the tirtha-mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"A sudden turn: the rākṣasa emerges without taking anything, transforms into human guise, and beholds his wife—wonder mixed with lingering menace and suspense."}
FAQs
The verse highlights restraint and right discernment: despite encountering something desirable, he leaves without taking it, then returns to dharmic worldly relations (symbolized by seeing his wife) after assuming an appropriate, socially ordered form.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti ethics by emphasizing self-control and purity of conduct—qualities repeatedly taught in Narada Purana as necessary supports for steady Vishnu-bhakti, even within narrative episodes.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Shiksha) is taught directly in this shloka; the practical takeaway is dharmic discipline—non-appropriation and controlled action—often applied in vrata and tirtha conduct.