Shloka 29
Dialogue of Father and Son (Pitṛputra-saṃvāda) — Mohinī Episode
कच्चिन्न वासरे विष्णोर्नरा भुंजंति पुत्रक । शशिनि क्षीणतां प्राप्ते कच्चिच्छ्राद्धपरो नरः ॥ २९ ॥
kaccinna vāsare viṣṇornarā bhuṃjaṃti putraka | śaśini kṣīṇatāṃ prāpte kaccicchrāddhaparo naraḥ || 29 ||
Mein Kind, enthalten sich die Menschen am heiligen Tag Vishnus des Essens (fasten sie)? Und wenn der Mond in der dunklen Monatshälfte abnimmt, bleibt der Mensch dann hingebungsvoll der Ausführung der Śrāddha-Riten zugetan?
Narada
Vrata: Viṣṇu-vāra upavāsa (Viṣṇu’s sacred day; likely Ekādaśī/Viṣṇu-related fasting, but not explicitly named)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse links two pillars of dharma—Viṣṇu-oriented restraint (vrata/niyama) and ancestral duty (śrāddha)—showing that devotion is expressed through disciplined conduct and timely rites.
Bhakti here is not only emotion but practice: honoring Viṣṇu’s sacred day through abstention/fasting and maintaining reverence for dharma by performing śrāddha at the proper lunar time.
It points to Jyotiṣa-based timing: observing rites according to the Moon’s waning phase (tithi/pakṣa awareness), which governs when śrāddha and related duties are appropriately performed.