Shloka 13
The Vision of the Lord Granted to Rukmangada
Prepared to Slay His Son
विमोहनं रूपमिदं विडंबनं यद्भूमिपालेन न भुक्तमन्नम् । हरेर्दिने पापभयापहे तु तृणैः समाहं भविता त्रिविष्टपे ॥ १३ ॥
vimohanaṃ rūpamidaṃ viḍaṃbanaṃ yadbhūmipālena na bhuktamannam | harerdine pāpabhayāpahe tu tṛṇaiḥ samāhaṃ bhavitā triviṣṭape || 13 ||
Voici une forme d’illusion—une ironie véritable—que le roi, protecteur de la terre, n’ait point pris de nourriture. Pourtant, au jour sacré de Hari, qui ôte le péché et la crainte du péché, je deviendrai comme un tas d’herbe au ciel de Triviṣṭapa.
Narada (in dialogue with the Sanatkumara brothers; Uttara-Bhaga vrata-mahatmya narration)
Vrata: Harer-dina (commonly Ekādaśī in Purāṇic usage; here referenced generically as Hari’s sacred day)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It contrasts outward deprivation with inner merit: even if it seems “strange” that a king does not eat, observing Hari’s sacred day is praised as a powerful purifier that destroys sin and the fear of sin, granting exalted heavenly results.
Bhakti is shown as disciplined devotion—honoring Hari’s day with restraint (upavāsa/niyama) and reverence—where the devotee values divine observance over bodily comfort, trusting Vishnu’s grace to remove papa and insecurity.
Kalpa (ritual discipline) is implicit: the verse points to vrata-vidhi—timely observance of Hari’s day with regulated eating/fasting—as a practical dharmic method for purification and merit.