Shloka 16
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
सोऽश्नाति पार्थिवं पापं योऽश्नाति हरिवासरे । स प्राप्नोति धराधर्मं यो नाश्नाति हरेर्दिने ॥ १६ ॥
so'śnāti pārthivaṃ pāpaṃ yo'śnāti harivāsare | sa prāpnoti dharādharmaṃ yo nāśnāti harerdine || 16 ||
Whoever eats on Hari’s sacred day consumes worldly sin; but whoever does not eat on the day of Hari attains the righteousness—the dharma—that upholds the earth.
Narada
Vrata: Hari-vāsara upavāsa (Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī context implied)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that honoring Hari’s sacred day through restraint (fasting) purifies sin and leads to dharma that sustains one’s spiritual and worldly order.
By prescribing discipline on Harivāsara, the verse frames bhakti as practical devotion—placing Vishnu’s day above bodily appetite as an offering of reverence.
Kalpa (ritual discipline) is implied—observance of vrata rules such as fasting on Harivāsara/Ekādaśī as a regulated dharmic practice.