Shloka 7
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
क्षीरशायिप्रियो भक्तो हरिवासरतत्परः । नान्यं पश्यति देवेशात्पद्मनाभान्महीपतिः ॥ ७ ॥
kṣīraśāyipriyo bhakto harivāsaratatparaḥ | nānyaṃ paśyati deveśātpadmanābhānmahīpatiḥ || 7 ||
সেই রাজা ক্ষীরশায়ী ভগবানের প্রিয় ভক্ত, হরিবাসে একনিষ্ঠ ছিল। দেবেশ পদ্মনাভ ছাড়া অন্য কাউকে সে দেখত না।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga narrative frame)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Elevates the king’s single-minded devotion: beloved of Kṣīraśāyī, intent on Hari’s abode/companionship, culminating in exclusive God-vision (seeing none but Padmanābha)."}
FAQs
It teaches ekānta-bhakti (exclusive devotion): the devotee’s vision becomes so centered on Viṣṇu (Padmanābha) that no other object is regarded as ultimate or worthy of refuge.
Bhakti here is shown as continuous orientation—“hari-vāsa-ratat-paraḥ”—living in Hari’s presence through remembrance, worship, and surrender, culminating in single-minded God-vision.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana through nitya-smaraṇa (daily remembrance) and exclusive refuge in Viṣṇu, which complements ritual disciplines rather than detailing them.