Shloka 46
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
कनिष्ठिकांगुलिसमा स्थौल्ये ह्यंगुलिमानिका । तां दृष्ट्वा पतितां भूमौ हंतुं ध्वांक्षः समागतः ॥ ४६ ॥
kaniṣṭhikāṃgulisamā sthaulye hyaṃgulimānikā | tāṃ dṛṣṭvā patitāṃ bhūmau haṃtuṃ dhvāṃkṣaḥ samāgataḥ || 46 ||
कनिष्ठिकाङ्गुलिसमा स्थौल्ये ह्यङ्गुलिमानिका । सा भूमौ पतिता दृष्टा तां हन्तुं ध्वाङ्क्ष आगतः ॥
Suta (narrating the Purana account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It uses a simple narrative image—an object fallen to the ground attracting a crow—to foreshadow how unattended valuables (and, symbolically, unattended dharma) invite loss; it sets up the moral causality (karma) that unfolds in the surrounding tirtha-mahatmya story.
Indirectly: the verse contrasts negligence and alertness. In bhakti, one is urged to be vigilant—protecting sacred commitments (vrata, japa, seva) so they are not “snatched away” by distraction, just as the ring is targeted when left fallen.
No specific Vedanga (such as Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it functions as narrative description within the mahatmya, rather than a technical instruction.