Shloka 59
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
षण्मासेन रणे जित्वा कृत्वा सर्वान्निरायुधान् । यो गत्वा प्रमदाराज्यं जित्वा ताः प्रमदा रणे ॥ ५९ ॥
ṣaṇmāsena raṇe jitvā kṛtvā sarvānnirāyudhān | yo gatvā pramadārājyaṃ jitvā tāḥ pramadā raṇe || 59 ||
ആറ് മാസത്തിനകം യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ജയിച്ച് എല്ലാവരെയും ആയുധരഹിതരാക്കി, പിന്നെ പ്രമദകളുടെ രാജ്യത്തിലേക്ക് ചെന്നു അവരെയും യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ജയിക്കുന്നവൻ.
Suta (narrating a Purāṇic account; exact interlocutors not explicit in this single verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse uses a heroic-conquest motif—defeating armed foes and then overcoming the alluring Pramadās—to suggest mastery over external opposition and over subtler temptations that can derail dharma.
Bhakti is implied indirectly: victory over the Pramadās can be read as restraint over sense-enchantment, which supports steadiness of mind—an essential foundation for sustained devotion to Bhagavān.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is explicitly taught in this verse; it functions primarily as narrative description within a mahatmya-style account.