Shloka 43
The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
ज्ञात्वा पुत्रं क्रियोपेतमात्मनो ह्यधिकं द्विजाः । उवाच भार्यां संहृष्टः स्थितां लक्ष्मीमिवापराम् ॥ ४३ ॥
jñātvā putraṃ kriyopetamātmano hyadhikaṃ dvijāḥ | uvāca bhāryāṃ saṃhṛṣṭaḥ sthitāṃ lakṣmīmivāparām || 43 ||
पुत्र विधी-कर्मांनी व गुणांनी युक्त, आणि स्वतःपेक्षाही श्रेष्ठ आहे असे जाणून तो द्विज अत्यंत हर्षित झाला। लक्ष्मीप्रमाणे उभी असलेल्या पत्नीला तो म्हणाला।
Narada (narrating a traditional account within the Tirtha-Mahatmya section)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Joyful recognition of a son’s ritual excellence leads to serene gratitude and affectionate address to the wife likened to Lakṣmī."}
FAQs
It highlights Dharma in household life: a son becomes truly auspicious when he is “kriyopeta”—formed by right samskāras, disciplined conduct, and ritual propriety—bringing joy and spiritual confidence to the family line.
Though not explicitly naming Viṣṇu here, it supports Bhakti indirectly by stressing purified life through right observances; in Purāṇic teaching, such śuddhi (purity) stabilizes devotion and makes worship and vows fruitful.
The term “kriyopeta” points to applied Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Gṛhya-sūtra style samskāras—practical know-how of rites and disciplined conduct that mark a properly trained dvija household.