Shloka 83
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
दुःखिताहं कृता भर्त्रा कुमार्याहरणात्पुरा । भार्याथ पापिना ब्रह्मंस्तेन व्यापादितो मया ॥ ८३ ॥
duḥkhitāhaṃ kṛtā bhartrā kumāryāharaṇātpurā | bhāryātha pāpinā brahmaṃstena vyāpādito mayā || 83 ||
กาลก่อนสามีของข้าทำให้ข้าทุกข์ระทม เพราะได้ลักพาตัวหญิงสาวผู้บริสุทธิ์ไป แล้วต่อมา โอ้พราหมณ์ บุรุษผู้บาปนั้น—สามีของข้า—ข้าได้สังหารด้วยตนเอง
Unspecified female narrator (a wife confessing her act) addressing a Brāhmaṇa
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
The verse frames a confession of wrongdoing and suffering, highlighting how adharma (abduction and subsequent violence) produces duḥkha and pāpa, setting up the need for purification and right conduct often resolved through tīrtha-mahātmyas and prāyaścitta themes in Book 2.
Indirectly: it shows the crisis created by sin and despair, which in Purāṇic narrative typically turns the mind toward surrender, repentance, and seeking divine refuge—conditions that mature into Viṣṇu-bhakti and reliance on dharmic remedies.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstric—recognizing pāpa, admitting fault, and seeking appropriate prāyaścitta (expiation), which later verses/sections commonly connect with tīrtha observances and vrata discipline.