Shloka 34
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानि अभुक्त्वैव जना द्विज । समुपोष्य दिनं विष्णोः प्रयांति हरिमंदिरम् ॥ ३४ ॥
brahmahatyādipāpāni abhuktvaiva janā dvija | samupoṣya dinaṃ viṣṇoḥ prayāṃti harimaṃdiram || 34 ||
ਹੇ ਦ੍ਵਿਜ! ਬ੍ਰਹਮਹਤਿਆ ਆਦਿ ਪਾਪਾਂ ਦੇ ਫਲ ਭੋਗੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਹੀ ਲੋਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਣੂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਦਿਨ ਪੂਰਾ ਉਪਵਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਹਰੀ ਦੇ ਧਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue addressing Narada as ‘dvija’)
Vrata: Ekādaśī (Viṣṇu-upavāsa)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that sincere Viṣṇu-centered upavāsa (fasting) has the power to destroy even grave karmic impurities, leading the devotee toward Hari’s transcendent abode.
Bhakti is expressed through a concrete vrata: fasting “for Viṣṇu.” The verse emphasizes that devotion-backed discipline, not mere punishment, becomes the means to purification and divine attainment.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented vrata practice) is implied: observing upavāsa properly for a prescribed duration (one day) with Viṣṇu as the intended deity (saṅkalpa and niyama).