Shloka 72
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
विशश्राम मुहूर्तं तु क्षुत्पिपासासमन्वितः । तत उत्थाय भक्ष्यार्थं वृक्षांस्तत्र व्यलोकयत् ॥ ७२ ॥
viśaśrāma muhūrtaṃ tu kṣutpipāsāsamanvitaḥ | tata utthāya bhakṣyārthaṃ vṛkṣāṃstatra vyalokayat || 72 ||
بھوک اور پیاس سے بے حال ہو کر وہ کچھ دیر آرام کرنے لگا۔ پھر اٹھ کر کھانے کی تلاش میں وہاں کے درختوں کو چاروں طرف دیکھنے لگا۔
Suta (narrator) [contextual narration within Uttara-Bhaga]
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights the human condition during pilgrimage or hardship—hunger and thirst—and shows steady, mindful action rather than despair, a common Purāṇic framing for perseverance in dharma-oriented journeys.
Indirectly, it sets the narrative ground where bodily needs arise during a journey; Bhakti literature often teaches that one continues one’s dharmic purpose with patience, regulating the senses and remaining focused on the larger sacred aim.
The use of the time-unit “muhūrta” reflects traditional time-reckoning (connected with Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga time calculation), emphasizing disciplined pacing of travel, rest, and action.