Shloka 96
The Bhīma-Dvādaśī
Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse
कथं नारायणोस्माकं भर्त्ता स्यादित्युपादिश । तस्माद्वरप्रदानं च शापश्चायमभूत्पुरा
kathaṃ nārāyaṇosmākaṃ bharttā syādityupādiśa | tasmādvarapradānaṃ ca śāpaścāyamabhūtpurā
تم نے کہا: “ہمیں سمجھائیے کہ نارائن ہمارا شوہر کیسے بن سکتا ہے۔” اسی سبب قدیم زمانے میں ور (نعمت) کا عطا ہونا بھی ہوا اور یہ شاپ (لعنت) بھی واقع ہوئی۔
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent narration/dialogue)
Concept: Desire for Nārāyaṇa must be approached with humility and fitness; boons and curses function as divine pedagogy to redirect beings toward proper devotion and dharma.
Application: Transform intense desires into disciplined devotion; accept setbacks as corrective grace; cultivate humility before seeking high spiritual attainments.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The apsarās, now less playful, stand before Nārada with urgent eyes, asking how Nārāyaṇa could be their husband. Nārada’s vīṇā hums like fate itself; above the lake, a subtle vision of Nārāyaṇa appears in radiant blue, while shadowy threads of a coming curse coil around the scene like unseen law.","primary_figures":["Nārada","Apsarās","Nārāyaṇa (visionary epiphany)"],"setting":"sacred lakeshore with lotus blooms and swans; a celestial aura opening in the sky revealing Nārāyaṇa","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["midnight blue","silver white","aqua green","golden amber","lotus rose"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Nārada in the foreground with vīṇā, gold leaf halo; apsarās in reverent-yet-anxious poses; in the upper register a radiant Nārāyaṇa vignette with conch and discus, heavy gilding, ruby and emerald borders, ornate jewelry with gem-like highlights; stylized moonlit lake with lotus motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: moonlit Manasa lake with silver ripples; apsarās’ expressions shift from pride to yearning; Nārada composed, teaching; a soft cloud-vision of Nārāyaṇa above; cool blues and silvers, delicate brushwork, refined faces, subtle glow around the deity.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: dramatic narrative panel; Nārada and apsarās in bold outlines; Nārāyaṇa as a radiant upper panel figure; strong red/yellow/green accents against deep blue, temple-wall texture, ornamental borders emphasizing destiny.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Nārāyaṇa medallion with lotus petals; below, Nārada and apsarās at the lake; intricate floral borders, deep indigo cloth, gold filigree waves, stylized swans and lotuses, devotional grandeur with narrative clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["vīṇā resonance","soft conch in distance","night insects","water lapping","sudden silence at the word ‘śāpa’"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नारायणः+अस्माकम् → नारायणोऽस्माकम् (ः→ओऽ); स्यात्+इति+उपादिश → स्यादित्युपादिश (त्+इ→दि; इति+उ→त्यु); शापः+च+अयम् → शापश्चायम् (ः+च→श्च; च+अ→चा); अभूत्+पुरा → अभूत्पुरा (त्+प् संयोग)
FAQs
It frames a request—how Nārāyaṇa could become “our husband”—and then signals that an earlier event followed from it: a boon was granted and a curse also occurred.
Purāṇas often pair boons and curses to show karmic causality: a desire or request leads to divine sanction (boon) while also producing a limiting consequence (curse) that shapes the unfolding story.
No. The excerpt does not name the speaker; identifying them requires the surrounding verses of Adhyaya 23 in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa.