Shloka 74
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
अहं तवास्याश्च सदा रक्षिका धर्मबोधिनी । मत्संगमात्पूर्वमेव या भार्या विप्र तेऽभवत् ॥ ७४ ॥
ahaṃ tavāsyāśca sadā rakṣikā dharmabodhinī | matsaṃgamātpūrvameva yā bhāryā vipra te'bhavat || 74 ||
เรานั้นเป็นผู้คุ้มครองทั้งเจ้าและนางเสมอ และเป็นผู้ปลุกให้ตื่นในธรรม โอ้พราหมณ์ ก่อนที่นางจะมาสัมพันธ์กับเรา นางก็เป็นภรรยาของเจ้าแล้ว
Unspecified (a female/guardian figure addressing a brāhmaṇa within the narrative context of Book 2, Adhyaya 28)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes that dharma is safeguarded by a higher protecting principle, and that key life-bonds like marriage are portrayed as already established by prior causes (karma and divine order), not merely by present circumstances.
While not directly teaching a bhakti practice, it frames surrender and trust: the devotee recognizes protective grace operating in life, which supports steadiness in dharma—an essential foundation for sustained Vishnu-bhakti.
No explicit Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-oriented conduct in gṛhastha life—honoring rightful relationships and acting under moral guidance.