Shloka 73

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

मणिकूटे तुलाकूटे कन्यानृतगवानृते । यत्पातकं तदन्ने हि संस्थितं हरिवासरे ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

maṇikūṭe tulākūṭe kanyānṛtagavānṛte | yatpātakaṃ tadanne hi saṃsthitaṃ harivāsare || 73 ||

Translation

મણિમાં કપટ, તોલ‑માપમાં છેતરપિંડી, કન્યાને ઠગવું અને ગાય વિષે અસત્ય—આથી જે પાપ થાય, તે જ હરિવાસરે અશુદ્ધ અન્નમાં નિવાસ કરે છે, એમ કહેવાય છે।

Word by Word

• मणिकूटे: at/ in the heap of gems (place-name)
• मणिकूटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिकूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः मणि+कूट (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष)

• तुलाकूटे: at/ in Tulākūṭa (place-name)
• तुलाकूटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुलाकूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तुला+कूट (तत्पुरुष)

• कन्या-अनृत-गव-अनृते: in (the sin of) falsehood regarding a maiden and regarding a cow
• कन्या-अनृत-गव-अनृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अनृत (प्रातिपदिक) + गो (प्रातिपदिक) + अनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वः (कन्यानृतं च गवानृतं च) → कन्यानृतगवानृत; सप्तमी एकवचन

• यत्: whatever/which
• यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative)

• पातकम्: sin
• पातकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संकेतक सर्वनाम (correlative)

• अन्ने: in the food
• अन्ने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थे—निश्चय/हेतु

• संस्थितम्: is situated/abides
• संस्थितम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—‘स्थितम्’

• हरिवासरे: on Hari’s day (Sunday)
• हरिवासरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिवासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः हरि+वासर (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Uttara-Bhaga’s tirtha/vrata-dharma discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hari-vāsara observance (general; likely connected to Ekadashi/Dvadashi discipline in context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that Harivāsara (Hari’s sacred day, commonly linked with Ekādaśī discipline) demands exceptional purity in āhāra (food). Food taken contrary to the vow is treated as carrying the weight of serious deceit-based sins, emphasizing restraint and sanctity.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is expressed not only through prayer but through vow-observance: honoring Hari’s day by controlling the senses—especially eating—so that devotion becomes a lived discipline aligned with Viṣṇu’s worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It indirectly reinforces Dharma-śāstra style ritual discipline (kalpa/prayoga): on sacred observance days, food rules matter. The verse links ethical purity (truthfulness in trade and social conduct) with ritual purity (proper fasting/food), a key practical takeaway for vrata practice.