Shloka 31
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
अद्य मे पातकं क्षीणं संप्राप्तं कर्मणः फलम् । दृष्ट्वा तव पदांभोजं सम्यग्ध्यानपरस्य च ॥ ३१ ॥
adya me pātakaṃ kṣīṇaṃ saṃprāptaṃ karmaṇaḥ phalam | dṛṣṭvā tava padāṃbhojaṃ samyagdhyānaparasya ca || 31 ||
Heute ist meine Sünde verzehrt, und die wahre Frucht meiner vergangenen Taten ist erlangt—denn ich habe deine lotosgleichen Füße geschaut und den gesehen, der ganz der rechten Meditation hingegeben ist.
A devotee/pilgrim addressing a revered spiritual person (guru/saint) within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative frame
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that sin is destroyed and karmic merit ripens through sacred darśana—especially the vision of a holy person’s lotus-feet—and through association with those established in right meditation.
Bhakti is shown as grace-filled: simply beholding the revered feet (a classic Purāṇic bhakti-image) and honoring a meditator’s presence becomes a transforming act that grants the ‘fruit of karma’ and inner purification.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is sādhana-based—darśana, satsanga, and samyak-dhyāna as disciplines for purification and spiritual progress.