Shloka 49
The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
सोऽहं गमिष्यामि वनाय हृष्टो विहारशीलो मृगहिंसनाय । स्वेच्छाचरश्चाथ विशालनेत्रे विमुक्तपापो जनरक्षणाय ॥ ४९ ॥
so'haṃ gamiṣyāmi vanāya hṛṣṭo vihāraśīlo mṛgahiṃsanāya | svecchācaraścātha viśālanetre vimuktapāpo janarakṣaṇāya || 49 ||
「それゆえ私は喜びに満ちて森へ赴き、逍遥を好み、獣を狩ろう。おお大きな瞳の人よ、我が意のままに歩み—罪より解き放たれて—民を守るために行動しよう。」
Unspecified (narrative voice within Uttara-Bhaga; verse reads as a direct speech addressed to a ‘wide-eyed’ person)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"vira","secondary_rasa":"raudra","emotional_journey":"A confident self-declaration moves from exhilaration and freedom to an aggressive intent (hunting), then resolves into a justificatory claim of public protection."}
FAQs
It frames “purification from sin” (vimukta-pāpa) as something validated by one’s renewed orientation toward loka-saṅgraha—protecting people (jana-rakṣaṇa)—rather than mere personal freedom.
Indirectly: the verse emphasizes purified intention and service to others. In the Narada Purana’s broader ethic, such protection of beings and righteous duty supports sattva and becomes conducive to Vishnu-bhakti, even when the immediate act described is worldly (going to the forest).
No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is dharma-oriented conduct—linking personal purification (prāyaścitta-bhāva) with social responsibility (jana-rakṣaṇa).