Shloka 33
Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa
कृत्वैव वांतिं पुनरत्ति तां यस्तद्वत्प्रतिज्ञाव्रतभङ्गकारी । वेदा न शास्त्रं न च तत्पुराणं न चापि सन्तः स्मृतयो न च स्युः ॥ ३३ ॥
kṛtvaiva vāṃtiṃ punaratti tāṃ yastadvatpratijñāvratabhaṅgakārī | vedā na śāstraṃ na ca tatpurāṇaṃ na cāpi santaḥ smṛtayo na ca syuḥ || 33 ||
ຜູ້ໃດອາເມັນອອກແລ້ວ ກັບກິນອາເມັນນັ້ນອີກ—ຜູ້ນັ້ນກໍເຫມືອນຜູ້ທຳລາຍປະຕິຍາ ແລະຜິດວຣະຕະ. ສຳລັບຄົນເຊັ່ນນັ້ນ ດຸຈະວ່າບໍ່ມີເວດະ ບໍ່ມີຊາສຕຣະ ບໍ່ມີປຸຣານະ; ບໍ່ມີຄົນດີ ແລະບໍ່ມີສະມຣິຕິ ເປັນຫຼັກນຳທາງເລີຍ।
Narada (teaching on vrata-dharma; traditional dialogue context with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It equates breaking a sacred vow with a revolting self-reversal, teaching that spiritual life depends on integrity (satya) and steadiness in observances (vrata).
Bhakti is sustained by trust and discipline; violating one’s pledged observance undermines inner purity and reliability before Bhagavan, making scriptural guidance ineffective in practice.
It highlights Dharma-śāstra style discipline: the practical rule that vows (vrata) and pledges (pratijñā) must be protected, otherwise scriptural study becomes fruitless as lived conduct contradicts it.