Shloka 78
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
नाव्रतेन दिनं विष्णोर्नेयं मनुजसत्तम । ते गृहस्था द्विजा ज्ञेया येषामग्निपरिग्रहः ॥ ७८ ॥
nāvratena dinaṃ viṣṇorneyaṃ manujasattama | te gṛhasthā dvijā jñeyā yeṣāmagniparigrahaḥ || 78 ||
હે મનુષ્યશ્રેષ્ઠ, વિષ્ણુને અર્પિત વ્રત વિના એક દિવસ પણ ન વિતાવવો. જેમણે વિધિપૂર્વક અગ્નિ-પરિગ્રહ કરીને તેને જાળવ્યો છે, તે દ્વિજ ગૃહસ્થો જ સાચા ગૃહસ્થ ગણાય.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma-upadeśa dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that time becomes spiritually fruitful when daily life is anchored in Viṣṇu-oriented vrata (disciplined devotion), and that a genuine gṛhastha is defined by sustained sacred duty—especially the maintenance of consecrated fire rites.
Bhakti here is expressed as regular, rule-guided practice: not letting a day pass without some Viṣṇu-vrata (fast, worship, japa, pūjā, or restraint), turning household routine into continuous remembrance and service.
Ritual discipline is emphasized—agni-parigraha points to Śrauta/Gṛhya procedure (kalpa-based practice) such as establishing and tending sacred fires, indicating that correct observance and continuity of rites are essential marks of gṛhastha dharma.