Shloka 71
कामरूपा ब्राह्मणी तु संजाता धर्मकारणात् । धर्मकामदुघा धेनुः संतोषो नंदनं वनम् ॥ ७१ ॥
kāmarūpā brāhmaṇī tu saṃjātā dharmakāraṇāt | dharmakāmadughā dhenuḥ saṃtoṣo naṃdanaṃ vanam || 71 ||
धर्मकारणामुळे ‘कामरूपा’ नावाची एक ब्राह्मणी उत्पन्न झाली. तेथे धर्म व काम देणारी कामधेनू आहे, आणि संतोषच जणू नंदनवन आहे.
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse; traditionally Sūta speaking in a transmitted narration)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Wonder at a dharma-born manifestation (a Brahmin woman named Kāmarūpā), expanding into a serene, auspicious vision of abundance and contentment."}
FAQs
It presents a sacred locus where Dharma (righteous order) is the generating principle, and where both ethical merit (Dharma) and legitimate worldly aims (Kāma) are portrayed as naturally ‘yielded,’ culminating in the ideal of santosha (contentment) as a heaven-like state.
Though not explicitly naming Vishnu or bhakti practices, it frames pilgrimage-style sacred geography as transformative: the highest fruit is not mere enjoyment but santosha—an inner fullness that supports steady devotional life and restraint.
No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, etc.) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharmic discernment—seeking gains (kāma) only when aligned with Dharma and culminating in contentment.