Shloka 71
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
गोचारस्य प्रलोपे च कूटसाक्ष्यप्रदायके । निक्षेपहारके वापि कुमारीविघ्नकारके ॥ ७१ ॥
gocārasya pralope ca kūṭasākṣyapradāyake | nikṣepahārake vāpi kumārīvighnakārake || 71 ||
ដូចគ្នានេះ ក៏មានការប្រាយស្ចិត្ដ/ការសងបាប សម្រាប់អ្នកលួចគោ; សម្រាប់អ្នកផ្តល់សក្ខីក្លែងក្លាយ; សម្រាប់អ្នកលួចទ្រព្យដែលគេដាក់ជាអមនៈ (ទុកជាអធិការណ៍); និងសម្រាប់អ្នកបង្កឧបសគ្គដល់កុមារី (រារាំងអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ ឬសុខុមាលភាពរបស់នាង)។
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It frames social harms—stealing cattle, lying as a witness, stealing entrusted goods, and obstructing a maiden—as serious adharma requiring prāyaścitta, emphasizing inner purification alongside restoration of justice.
By condemning deceit and exploitation, it protects the moral foundation necessary for sincere bhakti—truthfulness, non-injury, and respect for others’ welfare—without which worship becomes hollow.
It reflects Dharmaśāstra-style legal-ethical reasoning (often connected with Kalpa traditions): truth in testimony, protection of trusts (nikṣepa), and social duties, which guide ritual and civic conduct.