Shloka 2
The Liberation of the Lizard
Godhā-vimukti
केचिद्विद्रुमसंकाशाः केचिद्रजतसन्निभाः । केचिन्नीलसमप्रख्याः केचित्कांचनसत्विषः ॥ २ ॥
kecidvidrumasaṃkāśāḥ kecidrajatasannibhāḥ | kecinnīlasamaprakhyāḥ kecitkāṃcanasatviṣaḥ || 2 ||
Ada yang tampak seperti karang, ada yang menyerupai perak; ada yang bersinar dengan warna biru nilam, dan ada yang menyala dengan kilau emas.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It conveys the many-splendoured, awe-inspiring vision associated with a sacred setting—suggesting that divine or subtle beings/forms manifest with varied radiance, reinforcing the sanctity and transformative power of the tirtha context.
By emphasizing divine splendour and wondrous manifestation, it supports bhakti as a path where reverence, pilgrimage, and contemplative vision deepen faith—devotion grows when the sacred is experienced as vividly present.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a descriptive passage used within a mahatmya-style narrative to evoke sacred perception.