Shloka 8
The Vision of the Lord Granted to Rukmangada
Prepared to Slay His Son
वृषांगदेन तु तदा स्वग्रीवोर्वीतले कृता । कंबुग्रीवां समानां तु सुवर्णा सुकोमलाम् ॥ ८ ॥
vṛṣāṃgadena tu tadā svagrīvorvītale kṛtā | kaṃbugrīvāṃ samānāṃ tu suvarṇā sukomalām || 8 ||
അപ്പോൾ വൃഷാംഗദൻ ഭൂതലത്തിൽ തന്റെ തന്നെ കഴുത്തിനോടു സാമ്യമുള്ള ഒരു രൂപം നിർമ്മിച്ചു—ശംഖസദൃശമായ ഗ്രീവയോടെ, സ്വർണമയവും അത്യന്തം സുകുമാരവും।
Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers, dialogue frame of Uttara-bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes how sacred geography is established and remembered through symbolic marks and forms; such acts in a tīrtha-context are presented as dharmic, merit-bearing (puṇya) memorializations that sanctify a place.
While not directly teaching bhakti practices, it supports bhakti indirectly by showing how devotees and sacred narratives preserve divine or exemplary remembrance through tangible symbols—encouraging reverence (śraddhā) toward holy places connected with sacred history.
No explicit Vedāṅga instruction appears in this verse; it functions mainly as purāṇic tīrtha-description rather than a technical lesson in śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, kalpa, or jyotiṣa.