Shloka 116
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
अहत्वैकं द्विजश्रेष्ठ नगच्छति पुरंदरम् । यद्वधाय प्रक्षिपेत्तां सोऽमरोऽपि विनश्यति ॥ ११६ ॥
ahatvaikaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha nagacchati puraṃdaram | yadvadhāya prakṣipettāṃ so'maro'pi vinaśyati || 116 ||
اے برتر برہمن، ایک کو بھی قتل کیے بغیر پورندر (اندرا) تک نہیں پہنچا جا سکتا۔ مگر جو اسے قتل کے لیے پھینک دے، وہ—even اگر دیوتا ہو—ہلاک ہو جاتا ہے۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It warns that complicity in killing—especially abandoning a being so it will be slain—creates grave demerit that blocks heavenly attainment and can even bring ruin upon the powerful.
Bhakti in the Purāṇic sense is not mere praise; it is supported by dharma such as compassion and restraint. Cruelty or indirect violence undermines spiritual eligibility and higher attainments.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstric karma-ethics—avoiding direct and indirect himsā to prevent pāpa.