Shloka 22
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
उत्सन्नाः पितृदेवेज्यास्तीर्थदानादिसत्क्रियाः । मुक्त्वैकां द्वादशीं मर्त्या नान्यं जानंति ते व्रतम् ॥ २२ ॥
utsannāḥ pitṛdevejyāstīrthadānādisatkriyāḥ | muktvaikāṃ dvādaśīṃ martyā nānyaṃ jānaṃti te vratam || 22 ||
أمّا البشرُ الفانون، فإنّ طقوسَ قرابينِ الأسلاف وعبادةَ الآلهة، والاغتسالَ في التيـرثا، والصدقةَ وسائرَ الأعمالِ الصالحة تبدو كأنها أُهمِلَت؛ إذ لا يعرفون نذرًا غيرَ نذرِ دْفادَشي الواحد.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: Dvādaśī-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates the Dvādaśī observance as a singularly paramount vrata—so central that other merit-acts (pitṛ rites, deva worship, tīrtha, dāna) are portrayed as secondary in comparison.
By prioritizing a specific sacred observance (Dvādaśī) associated with sustained devotional discipline, it frames bhakti as focused, regular, and vow-centered rather than merely a collection of occasional rites.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (lunar tithi-based timing) are implied, since the verse hinges on correctly observing Dvādaśī as a calendrical vrata and placing other rites in a hierarchy of practice.