Shloka 17
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
ब्राह्मणो नैव हंतव्य इत्येषा वैदिकी स्मृतिः । एकादश्यां न भोक्तव्यं पक्षयोरुभयोरपि ॥ १७ ॥
brāhmaṇo naiva haṃtavya ityeṣā vaidikī smṛtiḥ | ekādaśyāṃ na bhoktavyaṃ pakṣayorubhayorapi || 17 ||
«Un brāhmaṇa ne doit jamais être tué» : tel est le commandement védique conservé par la smṛti. De même, à Ekādaśī on ne doit pas manger, dans l’une comme dans l’autre quinzaine (croissante ou décroissante).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From a remembered Vedic-ethical axiom (non-violence toward brāhmaṇas) to a parallel ritual injunction: Ekādaśī fasting in both fortnights."}
FAQs
It links two core dharma principles: protecting a brāhmaṇa (as a Vedic ethical injunction) and observing Ekādaśī fasting, emphasizing restraint and sanctity as foundations for religious merit.
Ekādaśī discipline is presented as a concrete vow (vrata) that supports purity and steadiness of mind—key supports for sustained Vishnu-bhakti, even though Vishnu is not explicitly named in this line.
It reflects calendrical/ritual practice tied to the lunar tithi system—Ekādaśī occurring in both pakṣas—an applied aspect of jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning used for vrata observance.