Shloka 17
The Vision of the Lord Granted to Rukmangada
Prepared to Slay His Son
सकुंडलं चारु शशिप्रकाशं भ्राजिष्णु वक्त्रं तनयस्य भूपः । प्रचिच्छिदे यावदतीव हर्षाद्धैर्यान्वितो रुक्मविभूषणोऽसौ ॥ १७ ॥
sakuṃḍalaṃ cāru śaśiprakāśaṃ bhrājiṣṇu vaktraṃ tanayasya bhūpaḥ | pracicchide yāvadatīva harṣāddhairyānvito rukmavibhūṣaṇo'sau || 17 ||
सुवर्णाभूषणांनी नटलेला व धैर्ययुक्त तो राजा अतिशय हर्षाने, पुत्राचे कुंडलांनी शोभलेले, सुंदर, चंद्रप्रकाशासारखे तेजस्वी मुख छेदण्यासच निघाला होता॥१७॥
Suta (narrator) describing the episode within the Uttara-Bhaga narration
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhayanaka","secondary_rasa":"bibhatsa","emotional_journey":"Aesthetic beauty of the son’s moon-bright face is juxtaposed with impending mutilation; the king’s ‘joy’ makes the scene morally grotesque and terrifying."}
FAQs
It warns that intense emotion—even joy—can cloud discernment, so dharma requires steadiness (dhairya) and right judgment rather than impulsive action.
Indirectly, it contrasts emotional surge with inner steadiness; bhakti in the Puranic sense is meant to mature into self-controlled devotion guided by dharma, not uncontrolled excitement.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—governing emotion and acting with dhairya in ritual and life.