Shloka 89
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
विमुच्य देहं सहसा जगाम पतिं समादाय च देवलोकम् । विशोधयित्वा बहुपापसंघान्स्वकर्मणा दुष्करसाधनेन ॥ ८९ ॥
vimucya dehaṃ sahasā jagāma patiṃ samādāya ca devalokam | viśodhayitvā bahupāpasaṃghānsvakarmaṇā duṣkarasādhanena || 89 ||
Bigla niyang binitiwan ang katawan at agad na lumisan—kasama ang kanyang asawa—patungo sa daigdig ng mga deva; at sa sariling gawa niyang mahirap na panata, nalinis niya ang nagkapatong-patong na kasalanan.
Narada (narrating within a Tirtha-Mahatmya episode)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From sudden release of the body to wondrous ascent with the husband to Devaloka, ending in a calm assurance of purification and merit through arduous observance."}
FAQs
It teaches that intense, well-performed sādhanā (a difficult observance) can burn away accumulated pāpa and elevate both oneself and dependents (here, the husband) to higher realms such as Devaloka.
Though the verse emphasizes karma and sādhanā, its implied bhakti teaching is that sincere, wholehearted religious practice—often performed at a sacred place or as a vow—has transformative power that purifies and leads to divine destinations.
It most closely reflects Kalpa (ritual discipline): the idea of duṣkara-sādhanā indicates structured observances/vows (vrata) and their prescribed efficacy for pāpa-śodhana (sin-purification).