Shloka 63

Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī

Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada

Devanagari script

रुक्मांगदो महीपालो धर्मांगदपिता शुभे । नोपवासस्त्वया कार्यो जातु वै हरिवासरे ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

rukmāṃgado mahīpālo dharmāṃgadapitā śubhe | nopavāsastvayā kāryo jātu vai harivāsare || 63 ||

Translation

Oh bienaventurada, el rey Rukmāṅgada, señor de la tierra y padre de Dharmāṅgada, declaró: «Jamás debes ayunar en el día sagrado de Hari (Harivāsara)».

Word by Word

• रुक्माङ्गदः: Rukmāṅgada
• रुक्माङ्गदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्माङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name; समास: रुक्म + अङ्गद (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: ‘golden-armlet’)

• महीपालः: the king
• महीपालः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘earth-protector’

• धर्माङ्गदपिता: father of Dharmāṅgada
• धर्माङ्गदपिता: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्माङ्गदपिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; समास: धर्माङ्गद + पिता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘father of Dharmāṅgada’)

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; used as address

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• उपवासः: fasting
• उपवासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• कार्यः: to be done / should be done
• कार्यः: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्/यत् sense; here -य), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with ‘उपवासः’

• जातु: ever
• जातु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जातु (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय) meaning ‘ever/at any time’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• हरिवासरे: on Hari’s day (Ekādaśī)
• हरिवासरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिवासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समास: हरि + वासर (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘day of Hari’)

Speaker

King Rukmangada (as quoted within the Narada Purana narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Harivāsara (often associated with Ekādaśī observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Rukmangada
• Dharmangada
• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames Harivāsara (Viṣṇu’s sacred day, commonly Ekādaśī) as a decisive dharma-test in the Rukmāṅgada narrative, showing how vows and devotional observances become pivotal to one’s spiritual fate.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By centering the discussion on “Hari’s day,” the verse highlights Viṣṇu-bhakti expressed through vrata-discipline; devotion is treated not only as emotion but as faithful adherence to sacred time and vow.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to practical ritual-calendar discipline (kāla-niyama) used in vrata practice—knowing and observing Harivāsara/Ekādaśī correctly, which aligns with Jyotiṣa-style timekeeping in dharma observances.