Shloka 4
The Liberation of the Lizard
Godhā-vimukti
सप्राप्य वसुधां भूपो ह्यपश्यद्वाजिनां वरम् । खन्यमानं खुरेणोर्वी कुलिशाभेन वेगिना ॥ ४ ॥
saprāpya vasudhāṃ bhūpo hyapaśyadvājināṃ varam | khanyamānaṃ khureṇorvī kuliśābhena veginā || 4 ||
ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਕੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੇ ਘੋੜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਤਮ ਉਸ ਅਸ਼ਵ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਿਆ, ਜੋ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਆਪਣੇ ਖੁਰ ਨਾਲ ਧਰਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਖੋਦ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ—ਜਿਵੇਂ ਵਜ੍ਰ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰ ਹੋਵੇ ॥੪॥
Suta (narrator)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It uses vivid Purāṇic imagery—earth being struck and opened like by a vajra—to signal an extraordinary, divinely-driven turning point in the narrative, often preceding a revelation connected with a tīrtha or sacred event.
This specific verse is primarily narrative rather than doctrinal; it sets the scene for a sacred unfolding where devotion typically arises through witnessing divine signs and then engaging in tīrtha-related worship and dharmic action.
No explicit Vedāṅga instruction is stated; however, the verse reflects Purāṇic lakṣaṇa (descriptive convention) and omen-like symbolism that later tradition often connects with Jyotiṣa-style interpretation of extraordinary signs.