Shloka 38
The Liberation of the Lizard
Godhā-vimukti
गृहगोधामयं रूपं कृतं भास्करजेन मे । साहमत्र स्थिता भूप वर्षाणामयुतं पुरा ॥ ३८ ॥
gṛhagodhāmayaṃ rūpaṃ kṛtaṃ bhāskarajena me | sāhamatra sthitā bhūpa varṣāṇāmayutaṃ purā || 38 ||
गृहगोधामयं रूपं कृतं भास्करजेन मे । साहमत्र स्थिता भूप वर्षाणामयुतं पुरा ॥
Unspecified female narrator (a resident spirit/being addressing the king within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"Wonder at an uncanny transformation into a house-lizard form deepens into dread through the long, imprisoning duration of the condition."}
FAQs
It highlights the long-lasting karmic consequences of actions and the enduring power of a sacred place’s narrative, where a being remains bound to a particular form and location for vast spans of time.
While not explicitly teaching bhakti, it supports the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha framework: devotion expressed through pilgrimage, hearing sacred accounts, and seeking divine grace to transcend karmic bondage and altered states.
No direct Vedanga instruction appears in this verse; the practical takeaway is Purāṇic narrative usage in tirtha-mahātmya—listening (śravaṇa) and remembering (smaraṇa) as applied religious practice rather than technical śikṣā/vyākaraṇa/astronomy content.