Shloka 134
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
उक्तान्येतानि पापानि यान्यनुक्तान्यपि द्विज । सर्वेषां भागिनी चाहं यद्येतदनृतं वदे ॥ १३४ ॥
uktānyetāni pāpāni yānyanuktānyapi dvija | sarveṣāṃ bhāginī cāhaṃ yadyetadanṛtaṃ vade || 134 ||
ஓ இருபிறப்பனே! இப்பாவங்கள் கூறப்பட்டன; கூறப்படாதவையும் உண்டு. நான் சொன்னது பொய்யெனில், அவை அனைத்திலும் நானும் பங்காளியாகவே ஆகட்டும்.
Unnamed narrator/speaker addressing a dvija (contextual admonition/assurance within Uttara-Bhaga discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It stresses accountability in sacred instruction: the speaker invokes a self-imposed consequence if the teaching is untrue, reinforcing satya (truthfulness) as a core pillar of dharma.
Bhakti rests on sincerity and integrity; by grounding instruction in truth and moral responsibility, the verse supports the devotional life where truthful speech and clean conduct protect one’s spiritual progress.
Vyākaraṇa/semantic precision is implied: careful, truthful articulation of doctrine matters, and misstatement (anṛta) is treated as ethically consequential—urging disciplined speech in teaching and ritual contexts.