Shloka 31
Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative
कृत्वा चोद्धृत्य खङ्गं च त्यक्त्वा स्नेहं सुदूरुरतः । तादृशं निकषं प्रोक्ष्य भगवान्मधुसूदनः ॥ ३१ ॥
kṛtvā coddhṛtya khaṅgaṃ ca tyaktvā snehaṃ sudūrurataḥ | tādṛśaṃ nikaṣaṃ prokṣya bhagavānmadhusūdanaḥ || 31 ||
Làm như vậy xong, Ngài rút gươm và giơ cao; dứt bỏ mọi luyến ái, đứng xa khỏi tình cảm riêng tư. Đấng Bhagavān Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu) đã đặt ra phép thử quyết liệt ấy để thanh tịnh và xác chứng sự việc.
Suta (narrating the Purāṇic account; describing Lord Viṣṇu/Madhusūdana’s act within the story)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights the Lord’s role as the upholder of dharma: acting without personal attachment, He applies a decisive “test” to establish truth and spiritual purity, teaching that divine justice is impartial and purifying.
By naming Madhusūdana, the verse frames the event as a līlā of Viṣṇu where devotees learn surrender: Bhakti matures when one trusts the Lord’s testing and remains steady even when outcomes are decided beyond sentimental attachment.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti—discernment and testing (nikaṣa) to separate genuine virtue from mere appearance.