Shloka 22
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
उत्सन्नाः पितृदेवेज्यास्तीर्थदानादिसत्क्रियाः । मुक्त्वैकां द्वादशीं मर्त्या नान्यं जानंति ते व्रतम् ॥ २२ ॥
utsannāḥ pitṛdevejyāstīrthadānādisatkriyāḥ | muktvaikāṃ dvādaśīṃ martyā nānyaṃ jānaṃti te vratam || 22 ||
पितृ-तर्पण, देव-पूजन, तीर्थ-स्नान, दान आदि सत्कर्म मानो लुप्त-से हो गए; क्योंकि मर्त्य एकादशी-द्वादशी में से केवल द्वादशी को छोड़कर कोई अन्य व्रत जानते ही नहीं।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: Dvādaśī-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates the Dvādaśī observance as a singularly paramount vrata—so central that other merit-acts (pitṛ rites, deva worship, tīrtha, dāna) are portrayed as secondary in comparison.
By prioritizing a specific sacred observance (Dvādaśī) associated with sustained devotional discipline, it frames bhakti as focused, regular, and vow-centered rather than merely a collection of occasional rites.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (lunar tithi-based timing) are implied, since the verse hinges on correctly observing Dvādaśī as a calendrical vrata and placing other rites in a hierarchy of practice.