Shloka 10
Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode
निकषेषु ह्यषीकेशो भविष्यति फलप्रदः । यस्मिंश्चीर्णे रुजा देहे नाल्पापि नृप जायते ॥ १० ॥
nikaṣeṣu hyaṣīkeśo bhaviṣyati phalapradaḥ | yasmiṃścīrṇe rujā dehe nālpāpi nṛpa jāyate || 10 ||
Sa mga sagradong batong-subukan na ito, si Hrishikesha (Vishnu) ay tunay na magiging tagapagbigay ng mga resulta. Kapag ang pagtalima na ito ay isinagawa, O hari, kahit kaunting sakit sa katawan ay hindi lilitaw.
Narada (in instruction to a king, within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/vow narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It asserts that at a sanctified tirtha/rite-setting, Lord Hṛṣīkeśa personally becomes “phalaprada” (bestower of results), indicating that sincere observance is met with divine, tangible outcomes—both spiritual merit and wellbeing.
Bhakti is shown as practical reliance on Vishnu: the devotee performs the prescribed observance (cīrṇa), and the Lord reciprocates by granting the fruit—signifying grace responding to disciplined devotion.
Ritual application (Kalpa) is implied through the idea of a properly “undertaken observance” (cīrṇa) at a designated sacred locus; the verse functions as a phala-śruti encouraging correct performance rather than technical grammar or astrology.