Shloka 19
Dharmāṅgada’s Conquest of the Directions
रुक्मांगदस्य नृपतेर्यदि जीवितुमिच्छसि । कुपितो मम वाक्येन वरुणो योद्धुमागतः ॥ १९ ॥
rukmāṃgadasya nṛpateryadi jīvitumicchasi | kupito mama vākyena varuṇo yoddhumāgataḥ || 19 ||
إن كنتَ تريد للملكِ رُكمانغَدَة أن يبقى حيًّا، فاعلمْ أن فَرُوṇa—وقد أغضبته كلماتي—قد أتى إلى هنا ليقاتل.
Unspecified narrator within the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue (a character addressing another in the Rukmāṅgada episode)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
The verse highlights how dharma and truthful speech can trigger karmic and divine consequences, where even a deva like Varuṇa reacts, forcing a decisive test of protection, duty, and right conduct around King Rukmāṅgada.
Indirectly, it frames bhakti as steadfastness under pressure: when divine forces oppose one’s stance, the devotee’s alignment with dharma (often centered on Viṣṇu-vrata ideals in such narratives) is proven through courage, restraint, and fidelity to vows.
Vyākaraṇa-level clarity is seen in the precise causal construction “mama vākyena” (because of my words), emphasizing how intention and speech (vāk) are treated as operative forces in dharma narratives, though no explicit technical Vedāṅga procedure is prescribed in this verse.