Shloka 14

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

रममाणस्य सुचिरं बहवः कार्तिका गताः । प्रिया सौख्येन मुग्धस्य न गतो हरिवासरः ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

ramamāṇasya suciraṃ bahavaḥ kārtikā gatāḥ | priyā saukhyena mugdhasya na gato harivāsaraḥ || 14 ||

Translation

ദീർഘകാലം ഭോഗത്തിൽ രമിക്കുന്നവന് അനേകം കാർത്തിക മാസങ്ങൾ കടന്നുപോകും; എന്നാൽ പ്രിയയുടെ സുഖത്തിൽ മുഗ്ധനായവന് പവിത്ര ഹരിവാസരം (ഏകാദശി) വന്നതുപോലും തോന്നുകയില്ല॥१४॥

Word by Word

• रममाणस्य: of (me) enjoying
• रममाणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; ‘of (one) enjoying’

• सुचिरम्: for a very long time
• सुचिरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कार्तिकाः: Kārtika months (Kārtikas)
• कार्तिकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गताः: have passed
• गताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोग (active sense)

• प्रिया: the beloved (wife)
• प्रिया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सौख्येन: with comfort/pleasure
• सौख्येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुग्धस्य: of the deluded/infatuated (one)
• मुग्धस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• गतः: has passed
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोग

• हरिवासरः: the day of Hari (Ekādaśī/Viṣṇu’s day)
• हरिवासरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Hari’s day)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Kartika-mahātmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi (Hari-vāsara)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari

FAQs

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

It warns that attachment to pleasure makes sacred time slip away; even the auspicious Kārtika season and Hari’s Ekādaśī can pass unnoticed when one is absorbed in sensual comfort instead of devotion.

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

Bhakti requires alertness to Viṣṇu’s sacred days and vows; the verse contrasts mindful observance of Harivāsara (Ekādaśī) with the negligence produced by infatuation and indulgence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual discipline is implied through the emphasis on vrata-timing—especially Ekādaśī (Harivāsara) within Kārtika—showing the practical importance of observing sacred calendrical days in dharmic practice.