Shloka 70
Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative
भोजने पापनिरता दिने विष्णोर्दुरासदे । भर्तुर्वाक्यं व्यपोह्यैव घातयित्वा सुतं प्रियम् ॥ ६९ ॥
bhojane pāpaniratā dine viṣṇordurāsade | bharturvākyaṃ vyapohyaiva ghātayitvā sutaṃ priyam || 69 ||
विष्णु के पवित्र दिन—जिसका प्रायश्चित्त कठिन है—भोजन में पापासक्त होकर उसने पति की आज्ञा को तिरस्कृत किया और अपने प्रिय पुत्र का वध करवा दिया।
Narada (narrating within a Mahatmya/ethical exemplum framework)
Vrata: Viṣṇu-dina/Harivāsara-related dietary restraint (implied)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It warns that violating a Vishnu-observance day through indulgence and adharma compounds sin, making atonement difficult and leading to grave karmic consequences.
Bhakti is shown as disciplined reverence—honoring Vishnu’s sacred days with restraint; neglecting such vrata-ethics is portrayed as opposition to devotion.
Ritual discipline (kalpa in practice): observing prescribed sacred days and food-restraint as part of vrata conduct, emphasizing correct religious procedure and its consequences.