Shloka 8
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
परैरुपहतां भूप नोपभुंजंति साधवः । षड्विधं नृप ते प्रोक्तं विद्वद्भिर्जीवघातनम् ॥ ८ ॥
parairupahatāṃ bhūpa nopabhuṃjaṃti sādhavaḥ | ṣaḍvidhaṃ nṛpa te proktaṃ vidvadbhirjīvaghātanam || 8 ||
Ô roi, les sādhus ne consomment pas ce qui a été obtenu par le tort infligé par autrui. Ô souverain, les sages t’ont enseigné que la mise à mort (ou l’atteinte) des êtres vivants est de six sortes.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada, addressed to the King in the narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that dharma begins with purity of livelihood and consumption: a sādhū avoids benefiting from harm, and recognizes violence as a nuanced, multi-fold fault that must be restrained.
Bhakti is supported by ethical discipline: devotion to Vishnu is not merely ritual, but includes refusing gains rooted in injury, cultivating compassion, and living in harmony with dharma.
Primarily Dharma-śāstra style applied ethics (not a technical Vedāṅga lesson): it gives a rule of conduct about what is fit to accept/consume, anticipating a classification of हिंसा (violence) into six forms.