Shloka 73
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
सुपक्वास्तत्र मृद्वीका दृष्ट्वा भुक्त्वा मुदान्वितः । शांतिं प्राप्तस्ततोऽपश्यत्सालमेकं सुनिर्मलम् ॥ ७३ ॥
supakvāstatra mṛdvīkā dṛṣṭvā bhuktvā mudānvitaḥ | śāṃtiṃ prāptastato'paśyatsālamekaṃ sunirmalam || 73 ||
Doon ay nakita niya ang mga ubas na hinog na hinog; pagkakita’y kinain niya at napuno ng galak. Nang makamtan ang kapayapaan, nakita niya ang iisang punong sāla, lubhang dalisay at walang dungis.
Narada (narrating to Sanatkumara in the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a typical tirtha-mahātmya motif: nourishment and joy (ripened fruit) lead to inner peace (śānti), after which a sign of sanctity appears—here, a remarkably pure sāla tree—indicating an auspicious, spiritually charged location.
Though not a direct bhakti injunction, it shows a bhakti-aligned inner sequence: contentment and sattvic calm prepare the mind to perceive sacredness. In Narada Purana’s devotional worldview, such śānti supports remembrance of the Divine and reverence for holy places.
No explicit Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative guidance for tirtha-yātrā—recognizing auspicious natural markers associated with purity and spiritual uplift.