Shloka 82
Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa
कीर्तिप्रभंगे वृजिनं भविष्यति प्रजावधे यन्मनुराह सत्यम् । संमार्जयित्वा विमलं यशः स्वं कथं सुखी स्यां नृपते ततः क्षमः ॥ ८२ ॥
kīrtiprabhaṃge vṛjinaṃ bhaviṣyati prajāvadhe yanmanurāha satyam | saṃmārjayitvā vimalaṃ yaśaḥ svaṃ kathaṃ sukhī syāṃ nṛpate tataḥ kṣamaḥ || 82 ||
Cuando la fama se quiebra, la desgracia sin duda sobreviene; y Manu ha dicho con verdad que matar a los súbditos es un grave pecado. Aunque yo limpiara y restaurara mi reputación inmaculada, ¿cómo podría ser feliz después de eso, oh rey? Por tanto, perdóname (y abstente de ese proceder).
Unspecified (a petitioner/adviser addressing a king within the narrative)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"karuna","emotional_journey":"A sober ethical warning: broken fame leads to calamity; the speaker refuses happiness purchased by harm to subjects, ending in a plea for pardon/restraint."}
FAQs
It links inner well-being to dharma: harming one’s subjects creates vṛjina (sinful consequence) and destroys kīrti, so even restored reputation cannot bring real happiness without righteous conduct.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by insisting on ethical living: devotion matures on a foundation of dharma—non-violence toward dependents and compassionate kingship—without which spiritual peace is obstructed.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught; the verse instead applies smṛti-based rāja-nīti (Manu’s dharma guidance) as practical governance ethics: protect prajā and avoid actions that generate pāpa.