Shloka 35
Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode
किं फलं भविता तुभ्यं हत्वा धर्मांगदं सुतम् । भोजयित्वा दिने विष्णोः को लाभो भविता वद ॥ ३५ ॥
kiṃ phalaṃ bhavitā tubhyaṃ hatvā dharmāṃgadaṃ sutam | bhojayitvā dine viṣṇoḥ ko lābho bhavitā vada || 35 ||
ଧର୍ମାଙ୍ଗଦ ନାମକ ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ହତ୍ୟା କଲେ ତୁମକୁ କି ଫଳ ମିଳିବ? ଏବଂ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ଦିନରେ ଭୋଜନ-ଦାନ କରାଇଲେ କେଉଁ ଲାଭ—କୁହ।
Unspecified interlocutor (a reproaching adviser/elder addressing a would-be killer; dialogue context within Narada Purana narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It contrasts outward religiosity (feeding on Viṣṇu’s sacred day) with a grave sin (killing one’s own son), teaching that dharma must be consistent—devotional merit cannot meaningfully coexist with extreme adharma.
It implies that true Viṣṇu-bhakti is inseparable from compassion and restraint; acts done “for Viṣṇu” (like bhojana-dāna on a holy day) lose their spiritual integrity when paired with cruelty.
It reflects ritual-dharma practice around a specific sacred day of Viṣṇu (vrata/observance and feeding as dāna), emphasizing correct application of dharma rather than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.