Shloka 50
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी भार्या मम केन सुकर्मणा । या विलोकयते दृष्ट्या मां सदा मन्मथाधिकम् ॥ ५० ॥
trailokyasundarī bhāryā mama kena sukarmaṇā | yā vilokayate dṛṣṭyā māṃ sadā manmathādhikam || 50 ||
ത്രൈലോക്യസുന്ദരിയായ ഭാര്യ എനിക്ക് ഏതു പുണ്യകർമ്മഫലമായി ലഭിച്ചു? അവൾ എപ്പോഴും തന്റെ ദൃഷ്ടിയാൽ എന്നെ മന്മഥനേക്കാൾ അധികം മനോഹരനെന്നു കരുതുന്നു।
Unspecified (a male narrator/character within the Adhyaya’s narrative voice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse frames marital blessing as the fruit of prior merit (sukarma), encouraging gratitude and a dharmic view of relationships as outcomes of karma rather than mere chance.
While not explicitly naming a deity, it cultivates bhakti-adjacent virtues—humility, thankfulness, and recognition of unseen moral causality—attitudes that support devotional life and dharmic conduct.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical causality—good actions (punya/sukarma) are presented as producing auspicious life circumstances.