Shloka 42
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
जीवितं वा वरारोहे विष्ठायां सा भवेत्क्रिमिः । क्रिमियोनिविनिर्मुक्ता काष्ठीला जायते शुभे ॥ ४२ ॥
jīvitaṃ vā varārohe viṣṭhāyāṃ sā bhavetkrimiḥ | krimiyonivinirmuktā kāṣṭhīlā jāyate śubhe || 42 ||
அழகிய இடுப்புடையவளே! அவள் உயிரோடு இருந்தாலும் அல்லது இறந்த பின்பும் மலத்தில் புழுவாக ஆகிறாள். புழு-யோனியிலிருந்து விடுபட்டு, நல்வளே, ‘காஷ்டீலா’ எனப்படும் தாழ்ந்த உயிராகப் பிறக்கிறாள்.
Narada (teaching in a didactic warning tone; addressee framed as a woman: varārohe/śubhe)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It warns that adharma and impurity-driven actions can lead to degrading rebirths; the verse uses stark imagery (worm in filth) to stress accountability under karma and the urgency of purification and righteous conduct.
Though not naming Vishnu directly, it functions as a negative instruction: fear of papaphala and lower rebirths motivates turning toward śuddhi, vrata, and ultimately steady bhakti as a protective discipline against downfall.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstra style ethical causality—actions produce specific results (papaphala), so one should adopt purificatory rites and regulated conduct.