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 ||
Quand la renommée se brise, le malheur s’ensuit à coup sûr ; et Manu a dit vrai : tuer ses sujets est un péché terrible. Même si je pouvais purifier et rétablir mon renom sans tache, comment serais-je heureux après cela, ô roi ? Ainsi, pardonne-moi (et renonce à cette voie).
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.