Shloka 53
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
निर्व्यापारः क्षणं नास्ति योऽयं व्यग्रो रवेः सुतः । सोऽयमभ्यागतः कस्मात्कञ्चित्क्षेमं दिवौकसाम् ॥ ५३ ॥
nirvyāpāraḥ kṣaṇaṃ nāsti yo'yaṃ vyagro raveḥ sutaḥ | so'yamabhyāgataḥ kasmātkañcitkṣemaṃ divaukasām || 53 ||
রবির এই পুত্র এক মুহূর্তও কর্মহীন নয়; সদা ব্যগ্র হয়ে নিজের কর্তব্যে নিবিষ্ট। তবে এখন সে এখানে কেন এসেছে? নিশ্চয়ই স্বর্গবাসী দেবগণের কোনো মঙ্গলসাধনের জন্যই।
Narrator in the dialogue (contextual voice within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative; traditionally framed by Suta’s narration)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Begins with alert observation of ceaseless activity and restlessness, then turns to wonder and hopeful inference that the arrival must be for divine welfare."}
FAQs
The verse treats sudden divine arrival as an omen of purposeful, dharmic intervention—events in the celestial sphere occur for kṣema (welfare) and restoration of cosmic order, not randomly.
Indirectly, it frames divine movements as benevolent and protective; in Bhakti hermeneutics, such protection (kṣema) is ultimately sustained by devotion to the Supreme who safeguards devotees and the divine order.
It hints at Jyotiṣa-style reasoning: unusual arrivals or celestial references (Surya and his progeny) are read as meaningful indicators tied to welfare and impending events, aligning with omen-interpretation within traditional narrative logic.