Shloka 68
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
देहे न रोगो वशगाप्रिया च गृहे विभूतिर्नृहरौ च भक्तिः । विद्वत्सु पूजा द्विजदानशक्तिर्मन्येऽहमेतत्सुकृतप्रसूतम् ॥ ६८ ॥
dehe na rogo vaśagāpriyā ca gṛhe vibhūtirnṛharau ca bhaktiḥ | vidvatsu pūjā dvijadānaśaktirmanye'hametatsukṛtaprasūtam || 68 ||
Freedom from disease in the body; a beloved and harmonious wife; prosperity in the home; and devotion to Nṛhari (Lord Viṣṇu as Narasiṃha)—together with honoring the learned and the ability to give charity to the twice-born: I deem all this to be born of past meritorious deeds (sukṛta).
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames health, household harmony, prosperity, devotion to Nṛhari, reverence for the learned, and the capacity for charity as fruits of accumulated sukṛta—showing that inner devotion and outer auspiciousness arise from sustained dharmic merit.
Bhakti to Nṛhari is presented as a supreme blessing that appears alongside other auspicious supports of life, implying that devotion is not merely emotional but a karmically supported disposition cultivated by prior righteous living.
While no specific Vedāṅga is named, the verse emphasizes dharmic practice in society—especially honoring vidvans (learned authorities) and dāna to dvijas—both of which align with proper ritual-social order guided by śāstra and traditional learning.