Shloka 40
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
तद्भ्रष्टं भयभीतायाः संग्रामे तारकामये । कालनेमौ स्थिते राज्ये पतितं मूलपाचने ॥ ४० ॥
tadbhraṣṭaṃ bhayabhītāyāḥ saṃgrāme tārakāmaye | kālanemau sthite rājye patitaṃ mūlapācane || 40 ||
ਤਾਰਕਾਮਯ ਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਡਰੀ ਹੋਈ ਉਸ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਦੇ ਹੱਥਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਉਹ ਚੀਜ਼ ਖਿਸਕ ਕੇ ਡਿੱਗ ਪਈ। ਅਤੇ ਜਦੋਂ ਕਾਲਨੇਮੀ ਦਾ ਰਾਜ ਕਾਇਮ ਹੋਇਆ, ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਜੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਪਕਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਥਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾ ਡਿੱਗੀ।
Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers, Uttara-Bhaga style Mahatmya narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
The verse uses a war-and-kingship episode to show how fear and upheaval cause even valued things to “fall away,” setting up a Mahatmya-style lesson that stability and auspiciousness are restored through Dharma and sacred observances associated with holy places.
Bhakti is implied indirectly: worldly power shifts (Kālanemi’s rule) and battlefield fear highlight the insecurity of material supports, nudging the listener toward taking refuge in Vishnu-centered devotion and dharmic practice that the Uttara-Bhaga typically connects with tīrthas and vratas.
No explicit Vedanga instruction appears in this single verse; however, it reflects Purāṇic-itihāsa application—using narrative causality and contextual naming (e.g., Tārakāmaya) as a mnemonic framework, a common technique supporting traditional study and recitation.