Shloka 58
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
त्वया नाथेन विधुरं पश्यामि कमलासन । एवं ब्रुवन्स निश्चेष्टो बभूव द्विजसंत्तमाः ॥ ५८ ॥
tvayā nāthena vidhuraṃ paśyāmi kamalāsana | evaṃ bruvansa niśceṣṭo babhūva dvijasaṃttamāḥ || 58 ||
«Ô Brahmā, assis sur le lotus ! Bien que tu sois mon protecteur, je me vois démuni, sans appui.» Ayant parlé ainsi, le plus éminent des deux-fois-nés demeura immobile.
A dvija-sattama (an excellent brāhmaṇa/sage) addressing Brahmā (Kamalāsana); narrator voice continues the scene.
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It expresses śaraṇāgati (surrender): even in the presence of a great protector like Brahmā, the speaker confesses inner destitution, showing that spiritual helplessness can precede grace and transformation.
Bhakti begins with honesty and dependence on the divine; the verse models a devotee’s confession of vulnerability before a higher power, a key bhāva (inner disposition) that ripens into steadfast devotion.
No direct Vedāṅga instruction appears in this verse; its practical takeaway is the disciplined cultivation of bhāva (inner attitude) used across Vedic practice—approaching prayer, japa, and vrata with humility and surrender.