Shloka 73
Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī
Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada
अथ यदि निहंति तनयं राजा सत्येन संयुतः श्रीमान् । निःशेषामरपूज्यं व्रजति पदं पद्मनाभस्य ॥ ७३ ॥
atha yadi nihaṃti tanayaṃ rājā satyena saṃyutaḥ śrīmān | niḥśeṣāmarapūjyaṃ vrajati padaṃ padmanābhasya || 73 ||
បើស្តេចដ៏រុងរឿង មាំមួនក្នុងសច្ចៈ សូម្បីតែសម្លាប់កូនរបស់ខ្លួន ក៏នឹងឈានទៅដល់លំនៅរបស់បដ្មនាភៈ (វិષ્ણុ) ដែលទេវតាទាំងអស់គោរពបូជាដោយគ្មានសល់។
Narada (in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara/Sanaka brothers; verse presented as Narada Purana narration)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"vira","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From the hard, heroic demand of truth-bound kingship (even against one’s own son) to exaltation in the promised ascent to Padmanābha’s revered abode."}
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that unwavering commitment to Satya (truth) and Dharma—especially in the severe tests of rāja-dharma—can lead to the supreme goal: attaining Viṣṇu’s abode (Padmanābha-pada), honored even by the devas.
By naming Padmanābha as the final refuge and highest attainment, the verse frames the ultimate fruit of righteous conduct as Viṣṇu-centered liberation—aligning Dharma with devotion, where the end is communion with and residence in Viṣṇu’s supreme state.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is Dharma-nīti: the ethical discipline of Satya and duty-based decision-making expected of rulers in Purāṇic instruction.