Shloka 38

The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada

Devanagari script

अभुक्त्वा द्वादशीं लोका ममत्वेन विवर्जिताः । त्रिविधेषु च कार्येषु देवेशश्चिंत्यतां हरिः ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

abhuktvā dvādaśīṃ lokā mamatvena vivarjitāḥ | trividheṣu ca kāryeṣu deveśaściṃtyatāṃ hariḥ || 38 ||

Translation

ຜູ້ໃດຮັກສາດວາດະສີໂດຍບໍ່ກິນ ຈະພົ້ນຈາກຄວາມຍຶດວ່າ “ຂອງຂ້ອຍ”. ແລະໃນກິດຈະກຳສາມປະເພດ ຄວນລະລຶກແລະພິຈາລະນາພຣະຫຣິ—ຈອມເທວະ.

Word by Word

• अभुक्त्वा: without eating/after not eating
• अभुक्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) with privative अ-; अव्ययभाव (indeclinable gerund)

• द्वादशीम्: the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• द्वादशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (tithi-name)

• लोकाः: people/worlds
• लोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ममत्वेन: by/with possessiveness (sense of ‘mine’)
• ममत्वेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ममत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन

• विवर्जिताः: devoid of/abandoned (by)
• विवर्जिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• त्रिविधेषु: in the threefold
• त्रिविधेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु समास (त्रिविध = threefold); पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कार्येषु: in duties/acts
• कार्येषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• देवेशः: Lord of gods
• देवेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (देवानाम् ईशः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चिन्त्यताम्: should be contemplated
• चिन्त्यताम्: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), मध्यमपुरुष?; actually 3rd person passive imperative: कर्मणि लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (let him be thought of / let there be contemplation)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Uttara-Bhaga vrata/tirtha-mahatmya discourse; dialogue tradition often framed with Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśī-vrata (associated with Ekādaśī-Dvādaśī observance)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Moves from ascetic restraint (fasting on Dvādaśī) to inner purification (freedom from ‘mine-ness’), ending in steady contemplative remembrance of Hari in all activities."}

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Devesha

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It links Dvādaśī fasting with inner purification—specifically the weakening of mamata (the possessive ‘mine’ notion)—and prescribes constant remembrance of Hari as the core spiritual discipline.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is expressed as Hari-smaraṇa (contemplation of Vishnu) permeating all duties; the vrata supports devotion by reducing attachment and strengthening God-centered awareness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical ritual-time discipline tied to the lunar tithi (Dvādaśī) and vrata observance—an applied dharma practice aligned with calendrical reckoning used in traditional jyotiṣa-based panchāṅga usage.