Shloka 2
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
मुक्त्वैकं ब्राह्मणं लोके नोक्तं शूद्रविशोरपि । दानं हि पालनं युद्धं तृतीयं भूभुजां स्मृतम् ॥ २ ॥
muktvaikaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ loke noktaṃ śūdraviśorapi | dānaṃ hi pālanaṃ yuddhaṃ tṛtīyaṃ bhūbhujāṃ smṛtam || 2 ||
এই জগতত ব্ৰাহ্মণক বাদ দি শূদ্ৰ আৰু বৈশ্যৰ বাবে (বিশেষ) কৰ্তব্য কোৱা হোৱা নাই। কিন্তু ৰজাসকলৰ বাবে দান, পালন (প্ৰজাৰক্ষা) আৰু যুদ্ধ—এই তিনিটা কৰ্তব্য স্মৃত।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue form)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames social and spiritual order through dharma: rulers sustain society by charity, protection, and just warfare, enabling stability in which religious life and liberation-oriented practice can flourish.
Indirectly: by defining rajadharma (pālana and dāna), it supports a peaceful, protected environment where devotees can perform worship, vows, and pilgrimage—core supports for Vishnu-bhakti in the Narada Purana’s broader teaching.
Not a specific Vedāṅga technique; the verse is primarily dharmaśāstra-style instruction on social duty (especially rajadharma), rather than śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, chandas, nirukta, jyotiṣa, or kalpa details.