Shloka 46
Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī
Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada
वैदिशे नगरे राजा नाम्ना रुक्मांगदः क्षितौ । यस्य सन्ध्यावली भार्या तव रूपोपमा शुभे ॥ ४६ ॥
vaidiśe nagare rājā nāmnā rukmāṃgadaḥ kṣitau | yasya sandhyāvalī bhāryā tava rūpopamā śubhe || 46 ||
पृथ्वीवर वैदिशा नगरीत रुक्मांगद नावाचा राजा होता. त्याची शुभा राणी संध्यावली होती; तिचे रूप तुझ्या रूपास उपमेसारखे होते.
Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers, in dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It introduces a dharmic royal exemplar—King Rukmāṅgada—and his auspicious queen, setting the narrative ground for teaching Dharma and vrata-based steadfastness through lived examples.
While this verse is introductory, it frames a bhakti-oriented katha by presenting ideal household and royal life; such narratives in the Narada Purana typically culminate in devotion-centered vows and unwavering commitment to sacred duty.
No direct Vedāṅga instruction appears in this line; it functions as narrative setup (ākhyāna) for later dharma and vrata details rather than grammar, astrology, or ritual procedure.