Shloka 59
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
न तु सा वाग्यता देवी तस्य पत्नी यतव्रता उपोषितास्मीति रविं तस्मिन् दृष्टे ददर्श च
na tu sā vāgyatā devī tasya patnī yatavratā upoṣitāsmīti raviṃ tasmin dṛṣṭe dadarśa ca
ແຕ່ເທວີ ວາກະຕາ—ພັນລະຍາຂອງລາວ ຜູ້ໝັ້ນຄົງໃນພຣະຕ—ບໍ່ໄດ້ຢູ່ນິ່ງ ຄິດວ່າ “ຂ້ອຍກຳລັງອົບສົດ” ເມື່ອເຫັນລາວ ນາງກໍເຫັນຣະວິ (ພະອາທິດ) ໃນທັດສະນະນັ້ນເອງ.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Concept: Vrata and inner disposition shape perception; austerity can heighten one’s sense of the sacred in ordinary encounters.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Undertake disciplined practices (fasting/mauna/ekādaśī) with mindfulness, observing how they transform attention and perception rather than becoming mere ritual.
Vishishtadvaita: Discipline (vrata) is meaningful as a devotional offering within the Lord’s order (niyati), integrating body and intention rather than rejecting the world.
Dharma Exemplar: Vrata-niṣṭhā (steadfast observance of vows/fasting)
Key Kings: Sapatnajit
FAQs
This verse frames fasting as a vow-based discipline (vrata) shaping perception and conduct, linking inner restraint with auspiciousness and dharmic order.
By describing the wife as yatavratā, the narrative emphasizes steadfast observance within domestic life as a key marker of dharma and spiritual seriousness.
Ravi functions as an emblem of cosmic order and witnesshood; in Vaiṣṇava Purāṇic thought, such cosmic powers ultimately operate under the sovereignty of the Supreme (Viṣṇu).