Shloka 22
The Vision of the Lord Granted to Rukmangada
Prepared to Slay His Son
विहाय नागांस्तुरगान्रथांश्च स्वदारवर्गं स्वजनादिकांश्च । जगाम देहं मधुसूदनस्य ततोंऽबरात्पुष्पचयः पपात ॥ २२ ॥
vihāya nāgāṃsturagānrathāṃśca svadāravargaṃ svajanādikāṃśca | jagāma dehaṃ madhusūdanasya tatoṃ'barātpuṣpacayaḥ papāta || 22 ||
Meninggalkan gajah, kuda dan kereta—serta seisi rumahnya, isteri dan lingkungan keluarganya, dan semua sanak saudara—dia pergi menuju kehadiran ilahi Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu). Lalu dari langit, guguran bunga pun turun bagaikan hujan.
Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga Tirtha-Mahatmya section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It portrays vairāgya (detachment) as the turning-point for mokṣa: when worldly status and family-identities are relinquished, the devotee attains Madhusūdana’s divine presence, marked by auspicious celestial पुष्पवृष्टि (a shower of flowers).
Bhakti here is shown as single-pointed surrender: the devotee leaves behind royal enjoyments and attachments and moves toward Viṣṇu alone; the narrative sign (flowers from the sky) indicates divine acceptance of that devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-application—cultivating vairāgya and Viṣṇu-smaraṇa (remembrance of Viṣṇu), which the Purāṇa frames as essential for tīrtha-based merit to mature into liberation.