Shloka 83
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
दुःखिताहं कृता भर्त्रा कुमार्याहरणात्पुरा । भार्याथ पापिना ब्रह्मंस्तेन व्यापादितो मया ॥ ८३ ॥
duḥkhitāhaṃ kṛtā bhartrā kumāryāharaṇātpurā | bhāryātha pāpinā brahmaṃstena vyāpādito mayā || 83 ||
پہلے ایک کنواری کے اغوا کے سبب میرے شوہر نے مجھے سخت رنجیدہ کیا۔ پھر، اے برہمن، اسی گناہگار—میرے شوہر—کو میں نے خود ہلاک کر دیا۔
Unspecified female narrator (a wife confessing her act) addressing a Brāhmaṇa
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
The verse frames a confession of wrongdoing and suffering, highlighting how adharma (abduction and subsequent violence) produces duḥkha and pāpa, setting up the need for purification and right conduct often resolved through tīrtha-mahātmyas and prāyaścitta themes in Book 2.
Indirectly: it shows the crisis created by sin and despair, which in Purāṇic narrative typically turns the mind toward surrender, repentance, and seeking divine refuge—conditions that mature into Viṣṇu-bhakti and reliance on dharmic remedies.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstric—recognizing pāpa, admitting fault, and seeking appropriate prāyaścitta (expiation), which later verses/sections commonly connect with tīrtha observances and vrata discipline.