Shloka 39
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
तनयो न भवेन्मर्त्यो न गर्भे जायते पुनः । रुरुध्वं चक्रिणः पूजामात्मवित्तेन मानवाः ॥ ३९ ॥
tanayo na bhavenmartyo na garbhe jāyate punaḥ | rurudhvaṃ cakriṇaḥ pūjāmātmavittena mānavāḥ || 39 ||
Seorang fana tidak lagi terikat menjadi anak, dan tidak lahir lagi dalam rahim. Oleh itu, wahai manusia, dengan tekad teguh lakukan pemujaan kepada Cakrin (Tuhan Viṣṇu, pemegang cakra) dengan harta yang halal dan benar milikmu sendiri.
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya / Vishnu-bhakti context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states that devoted worship of Vishnu (Cakrin), performed with one’s own rightful resources, leads to release from repeated birth—no return to the womb and no re-entry into worldly roles like being born as someone’s son.
Bhakti is presented as decisive, practical worship (pūjā) directed to Vishnu, done with personal sincerity and self-earned means, culminating in liberation (moksha) rather than merely worldly merit.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: performing pūjā properly and ethically—especially the insistence on ātma-vitta (one’s own honestly obtained wealth) as a key rule for valid worship and offerings.