Shloka 2
The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode
एतां द्वीपवतीं पृथ्वीं परिपालय पुत्रक । कृत्वा दुष्टवधं त्वादावप्रमत्तः सदोद्यतः ॥ २ ॥
etāṃ dvīpavatīṃ pṛthvīṃ paripālaya putraka | kṛtvā duṣṭavadhaṃ tvādāvapramattaḥ sadodyataḥ || 2 ||
হে পুত্র, দ্বীপসমেত এই পৃথিবীকে রক্ষা করো। প্রথমে দুষ্টদের দমন করো; সর্বদা সতর্ক ও সদা প্রস্তুত থেকো।
A senior authority (king/teacher) instructing a son or successor (contextual royal counsel within Uttara-Bhaga narration)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"vira","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Commanding, protective energy (destroy the wicked) tempered by steady vigilance and responsibility (protect the earth)."}
FAQs
It frames governance as dharma: the ruler serves the earth by protection, alertness, and removing adharma, making righteous order a sacred duty.
By implying that protecting beings and restraining wickedness are forms of service to the divine order; such dharmic action supports a life conducive to Vishnu-bhakti even when the verse itself is rajadharma-focused.
Not a technical Vedanga lesson; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti—constant apramāda (non-negligence) and readiness in duty, a key principle for disciplined conduct.