Shloka 31
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
अद्य मे पातकं क्षीणं संप्राप्तं कर्मणः फलम् । दृष्ट्वा तव पदांभोजं सम्यग्ध्यानपरस्य च ॥ ३१ ॥
adya me pātakaṃ kṣīṇaṃ saṃprāptaṃ karmaṇaḥ phalam | dṛṣṭvā tava padāṃbhojaṃ samyagdhyānaparasya ca || 31 ||
Aujourd’hui, mon péché s’est éteint, et j’ai obtenu le vrai fruit de mes actes passés, car j’ai contemplé tes pieds de lotus et j’ai vu celui qui demeure tout entier dans la juste méditation.
A devotee/pilgrim addressing a revered spiritual person (guru/saint) within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative frame
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that sin is destroyed and karmic merit ripens through sacred darśana—especially the vision of a holy person’s lotus-feet—and through association with those established in right meditation.
Bhakti is shown as grace-filled: simply beholding the revered feet (a classic Purāṇic bhakti-image) and honoring a meditator’s presence becomes a transforming act that grants the ‘fruit of karma’ and inner purification.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is sādhana-based—darśana, satsanga, and samyak-dhyāna as disciplines for purification and spiritual progress.