Shloka 31
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
एका क्षतजधारा तु कपाले न्यपतत्तदा । द्वितीया तन्मुखे प्राप्ता पयस्याथ तृतीयका ॥ ३१ ॥
ekā kṣatajadhārā tu kapāle nyapatattadā | dvitīyā tanmukhe prāptā payasyātha tṛtīyakā || 31 ||
当时，一道血流落在骷髅之上；第二道到达那人的口中；第三道随后落入乳中。
Narada (narrating a Tirtha-Mahatmya episode within Uttara-Bhaga style narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
The verse depicts an ominous, detail-rich sign within a Mahatmya narrative—blood falling on a skull, entering a mouth, and mixing with milk—indicating the unfolding of karmic consequence and the gravity of ritual and moral conditions described in the surrounding episode.
This specific verse is primarily narrative rather than directly devotional; in the Uttara-Bhaga style, such stark imagery typically functions as a caution that turns the listener toward refuge in dharma and, by extension, Vishnu-bhakti as the stabilizing remedy taught elsewhere in the Purana.
No Vedanga (such as Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is explicitly taught in this line; however, the mention of milk (payas) can reflect a ritual setting, indirectly pointing to Kalpa/ritual-context sensitivity in Purana narratives.