Shloka 69
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
नरस्य संचरेत्पापं भूतायां क्षौरकर्मणि । भोजने वासरे विष्णोस्तैले षष्ठ्यां व्यवस्थिते ॥ ६९ ॥
narasya saṃcaretpāpaṃ bhūtāyāṃ kṣaurakarmaṇi | bhojane vāsare viṣṇostaile ṣaṣṭhyāṃ vyavasthite || 69 ||
يلحق الإثم بالمرء إذا قام بالحلاقة أو قصّ الشعر حين تسود تِثي «بهوتا» غير الميمونة؛ وكذلك إذا أكل في اليوم المكرّس لفيشنو، وإذا دهن بالزيت في اليوم القمري السادس (شاشتهي).
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Ekādaśī (implied by ‘vāsare viṣṇoḥ’ / Viṣṇu’s day)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches tithi-based discipline (niyama): certain acts—shaving, eating on a Viṣṇu-observed day, and oil-application on Ṣaṣṭhī—are treated as spiritually detrimental, so a devotee avoids them to preserve purity and merit.
By restricting ordinary comforts (food on Viṣṇu’s day, bodily grooming, and oiling), the devotee practices self-restraint and reverence for Viṣṇu’s sacred times—an applied form of bhakti expressed through vrata-observance.
It relies on calendrical reckoning of tithis and observance-days (a practical application aligned with Jyotiṣa-style timekeeping used for dharma and ritual scheduling).