Shloka 60
Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode
त्वदर्थे मरणं मह्यमक्षय्य गतिदायकम् । तवापि निर्मला लोकाः स्ववाक्यपरिपालनात् ॥ ६० ॥
tvadarthe maraṇaṃ mahyamakṣayya gatidāyakam | tavāpi nirmalā lokāḥ svavākyaparipālanāt || 60 ||
សម្រាប់អង្គទ្រង់ ការស្លាប់របស់ខ្ញុំ នឹងផ្តល់ដល់ខ្ញុំគោលដៅមិនរលាយ។ ហើយសម្រាប់អង្គទ្រង់ផងដែរ លោកទាំងឡាយនឹងបរិសុទ្ធ ដោយព្រោះអង្គទ្រង់បានរក្សាពាក្យសច្ចៈរបស់ខ្លួន។
Unknown (context-dependent; verse expresses a devotee/supplicant’s resolve to uphold another’s promise)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that selfless willingness to give up even one’s life for a righteous cause becomes a direct means to an imperishable spiritual end (akṣayya-gati), while truthfulness and fidelity to one’s promise preserve purity and cosmic order.
Bhakti is shown as loyal self-offering: the devotee values the beloved’s dharma and honor above personal survival, trusting that such surrender yields an unfailing spiritual destination.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-based discipline—satya (truthfulness) and vow-keeping (vrata-niṣṭhā)—which underlies proper ritual conduct and scriptural practice.