Shloka 31
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
एका क्षतजधारा तु कपाले न्यपतत्तदा । द्वितीया तन्मुखे प्राप्ता पयस्याथ तृतीयका ॥ ३१ ॥
ekā kṣatajadhārā tu kapāle nyapatattadā | dvitīyā tanmukhe prāptā payasyātha tṛtīyakā || 31 ||
तेव्हा रक्ताची एक धारा कपालावर पडली; दुसरी त्याच्या मुखात पोहोचली; आणि तिसरी नंतर दुधात जाऊन पडली।
Narada (narrating a Tirtha-Mahatmya episode within Uttara-Bhaga style narration)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bibhatsa","emotional_journey":"Astonishment mixed with visceral detail as the three streams are apportioned—skull, mouth, and milk—hinting at ritual and tirtha symbolism."}
FAQs
The verse depicts an ominous, detail-rich sign within a Mahatmya narrative—blood falling on a skull, entering a mouth, and mixing with milk—indicating the unfolding of karmic consequence and the gravity of ritual and moral conditions described in the surrounding episode.
This specific verse is primarily narrative rather than directly devotional; in the Uttara-Bhaga style, such stark imagery typically functions as a caution that turns the listener toward refuge in dharma and, by extension, Vishnu-bhakti as the stabilizing remedy taught elsewhere in the Purana.
No Vedanga (such as Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is explicitly taught in this line; however, the mention of milk (payas) can reflect a ritual setting, indirectly pointing to Kalpa/ritual-context sensitivity in Purana narratives.