Shloka 17
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
ब्राह्मणो नैव हंतव्य इत्येषा वैदिकी स्मृतिः । एकादश्यां न भोक्तव्यं पक्षयोरुभयोरपि ॥ १७ ॥
brāhmaṇo naiva haṃtavya ityeṣā vaidikī smṛtiḥ | ekādaśyāṃ na bhoktavyaṃ pakṣayorubhayorapi || 17 ||
“ব্ৰাহ্মণক কেতিয়াও হত্যা কৰিব নালাগে”—এইটো বৈদিক স্মৃতি; তেনেদৰে একাদশীত দুয়ো পক্ষতে (শুক্ল আৰু কৃষ্ণ) আহাৰ কৰা উচিত নহয়॥১৭॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links two core dharma principles: protecting a brāhmaṇa (as a Vedic ethical injunction) and observing Ekādaśī fasting, emphasizing restraint and sanctity as foundations for religious merit.
Ekādaśī discipline is presented as a concrete vow (vrata) that supports purity and steadiness of mind—key supports for sustained Vishnu-bhakti, even though Vishnu is not explicitly named in this line.
It reflects calendrical/ritual practice tied to the lunar tithi system—Ekādaśī occurring in both pakṣas—an applied aspect of jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning used for vrata observance.