Shloka 71
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
गोचारस्य प्रलोपे च कूटसाक्ष्यप्रदायके । निक्षेपहारके वापि कुमारीविघ्नकारके ॥ ७१ ॥
gocārasya pralope ca kūṭasākṣyapradāyake | nikṣepahārake vāpi kumārīvighnakārake || 71 ||
ગાય ચોરનાર, ખોટી સાક્ષી આપનાર, નિક્ષેપ (જમા વિશ્વાસ) હરણ કરનાર, અને કુમારીના કલ્યાણમાં વિઘ્ન કરનાર—એમના માટે પણ (પ્રાયશ્ચિત્ત) વિધાન છે.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It frames social harms—stealing cattle, lying as a witness, stealing entrusted goods, and obstructing a maiden—as serious adharma requiring prāyaścitta, emphasizing inner purification alongside restoration of justice.
By condemning deceit and exploitation, it protects the moral foundation necessary for sincere bhakti—truthfulness, non-injury, and respect for others’ welfare—without which worship becomes hollow.
It reflects Dharmaśāstra-style legal-ethical reasoning (often connected with Kalpa traditions): truth in testimony, protection of trusts (nikṣepa), and social duties, which guide ritual and civic conduct.