Shloka 70
The Liberation of the Lizard
Godhā-vimukti
उद्धरिष्ये निजैः पुण्यैर्दौहित्रैर्नाहुषो यथा । विमोहिनीं तिरस्कृत्य गृहगोधामुवाच ह ॥ ७० ॥
uddhariṣye nijaiḥ puṇyairdauhitrairnāhuṣo yathā | vimohinīṃ tiraskṛtya gṛhagodhāmuvāca ha || 70 ||
میں اپنے ہی پُنّیہ—اپنے نیک اعمال کے زور سے—تمہیں اُدھار دوں گا؛ جیسے راجا ناہوش کا اُدھار اس کے دَوہِترَوں نے کیا تھا۔ وِموہِنی کو جھٹک کر اس نے گھر کی گوہ سے کہا۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narration; dialogue frame not explicit in this single verse)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta (wonder)","secondary_rasa":"bhakti (devotion)","emotional_journey":"A vow of rescue grounded in accrued merit, moving from delusion being rejected to compassionate resolve toward the lowly house-lizard form."}
FAQs
The verse stresses that liberation or upliftment is aided by puṇya (merit) and by rejecting delusion (Vimohinī); it also points to the Purāṇic theme that family-line virtue (descendants/grandsons) can become an instrument of deliverance, as illustrated by Nāhuṣa.
While not naming a deity here, the logic aligns with Bhakti ethics: one must renounce मोह/विमोह (delusive distraction) and accumulate sattvic merit through dharmic conduct—commonly fulfilled through devotion, vows, and tīrtha practices described in the Uttara-bhāga.
No direct Vedāṅga instruction appears; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstra style—cultivating puṇya through prescribed acts (vrata, dāna, tīrtha-sevā) and avoiding mental delusion that obstructs right action.