The Liberation of the Lizard
Godhā-vimukti
तिर्यग्योनिशतं याति क्रिमिकुष्ठसमन्विता । तस्माद्भूपाल कर्तव्यं स्त्रीभिर्भर्तृवचः सदा ॥ ४१ ॥
tiryagyoniśataṃ yāti krimikuṣṭhasamanvitā | tasmādbhūpāla kartavyaṃ strībhirbhartṛvacaḥ sadā || 41 ||
Bị hành hạ bởi giòi bọ và bệnh phong cùi, nàng phải trôi lăn qua hàng trăm lần sinh vào loài thấp kém. Vì thế, tâu Đại vương, người nữ nên luôn làm theo lời của chồng.
Narada (teaching a king as 'bhūpāla')
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It frames ethical conduct as karmically consequential: violating prescribed marital duty is portrayed as leading to painful suffering and repeated lower rebirths, warning the listener (especially a ruler) to uphold dharma.
Bhakti is not stated directly here; the verse emphasizes dharma and obedience as disciplines that purify karma, which the Purana often treats as supportive groundwork for steadiness in devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as a dharma/nīti injunction with a stated karmaphala (result).