Shloka 2
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
मुक्त्वैकं ब्राह्मणं लोके नोक्तं शूद्रविशोरपि । दानं हि पालनं युद्धं तृतीयं भूभुजां स्मृतम् ॥ २ ॥
muktvaikaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ loke noktaṃ śūdraviśorapi | dānaṃ hi pālanaṃ yuddhaṃ tṛtīyaṃ bhūbhujāṃ smṛtam || 2 ||
ಈ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನನ್ನು ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ ಶೂದ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ವೈಶ್ಯರಿಗೆ (ವಿಶೇಷ) ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವೆಂದು ಹೇಳಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ ರಾಜರಿಗೆ ದಾನ, ಪಾಲನೆ (ಪ್ರಜಾರಕ್ಷಣೆ) ಮತ್ತು ಯುದ್ಧ—ಈ ಮೂರು ಮುಖ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮಗಳೆಂದು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue form)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames social and spiritual order through dharma: rulers sustain society by charity, protection, and just warfare, enabling stability in which religious life and liberation-oriented practice can flourish.
Indirectly: by defining rajadharma (pālana and dāna), it supports a peaceful, protected environment where devotees can perform worship, vows, and pilgrimage—core supports for Vishnu-bhakti in the Narada Purana’s broader teaching.
Not a specific Vedāṅga technique; the verse is primarily dharmaśāstra-style instruction on social duty (especially rajadharma), rather than śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, chandas, nirukta, jyotiṣa, or kalpa details.