Shloka 77
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
तपः प्रभावात्संजाता यमला मिथुनंधरा । पुरुषो मे सहभवो दमितो धर्मकारणात् ॥ ७७ ॥
tapaḥ prabhāvātsaṃjātā yamalā mithunaṃdharā | puruṣo me sahabhavo damito dharmakāraṇāt || 77 ||
ด้วยอานุภาพแห่งตบะ เราจึงเป็นยามลา ผู้ทรงครรภ์เป็นคู่ และบุรุษผู้เกิดร่วมกับเราถูกยับยั้งไว้ด้วยเหตุแห่งธรรม
A female narrator within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative (as relayed in the dialogue tradition of Narada Purana)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It highlights tapas (austerity) as a transformative spiritual force and frames restraint (dama) as an ethical act performed to protect dharma.
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it supports a bhakti-aligned ethic: disciplined conduct and self-restraint are presented as dharmic foundations that traditionally stabilize devotional life and sacred practice.
The verse chiefly emphasizes dharma-śāstric conduct (restraint/self-control); it does not directly teach a technical Vedanga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this line.