Shloka 87

The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

प्रविश्य तत्र शय्यायां मुमोचोत्पललोचनाम् । रुदतीमतिसंत्रस्तां पीनश्रोणिपयोधराम् ॥ ८७ ॥

Transliteration

praviśya tatra śayyāyāṃ mumocotpalalocanām | rudatīmatisaṃtrastāṃ pīnaśroṇipayodharām || 87 ||

Translation

അവിടെ പ്രവേശിച്ച് അവൻ താമരക്കണ്ണുകളുള്ള അവളെ ശയ്യയിൽ കിടത്തിവച്ചു. അവൾ കരഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു, അത്യന്തം ഭീതിയിലായിരുന്നു, പുഷ്ടമായ നിതംബവും സ്തനങ്ങളും ഉള്ളവളായിരുന്നു॥

Word by Word

प्रविश्यhaving entered

तत्रthere

शय्यायाम्on the bed

मुमोचreleased / let go

उत्पललोचनाम्the lotus-eyed woman

रुदतीम्crying

अतिसंत्रस्ताम्greatly terrified

पीनश्रोणिपयोधराम्the woman with full hips and breasts

Speaker

Suta (narrative voice; dialogue context traditionally within Narada Purana recitation)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"The scene turns intimate and coercive: the woman’s beauty is noted, yet her tears and terror dominate, producing pity and dread."}

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It functions as a narrative detail that highlights fear and vulnerability within a moral storyline, setting up the ethical consequences and protective/dharmic resolution that the Purana typically develops in the surrounding verses.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

This specific verse is not a direct bhakti teaching; rather, it is part of a story frame where later context usually contrasts human distress with refuge in dharma and, in broader Purāṇic patterning, remembrance of the Lord as the ultimate shelter.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No explicit Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) instruction appears in this verse; it is primarily descriptive narration.