विरोचनवधायाशु प्रार्थयामासुरादरात् । तच्छ्रुत्वा शक्रमुख्यानां कार्यं कार्यविदां वरः ॥ ४४ ॥
virocanavadhāyāśu prārthayāmāsurādarāt | tacchrutvā śakramukhyānāṃ kāryaṃ kāryavidāṃ varaḥ || 44 ||
विरोचनवधाय ते शीघ्रमादरात् प्रार्थयामासुः। तदाकर्ण्य शक्रमुख्यानां कार्यं कार्यविदां वरः समारब्धवान्॥
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Uttara-Bhāga context; traditionally Sūta conveying the account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It highlights dharmic responsiveness: when cosmic order is threatened, the wise act decisively—turning prayer and appeal into righteous, timely action (kārya).
Bhakti here is shown as earnest, reverent supplication (ādarāt prārthanā) to higher authority; devotion is not passive—it seeks divine help so that dharma may be restored.
The emphasis is on discernment of proper action (kārya-jñāna), aligned with Dharmaśāstra-style decision-making; no specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly invoked in this verse.