Shloka 84
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
न करिष्यसि चेद्राजन् भोजनं हरिवासरे । तदा ह्यसत्यवचसो देहं न स्पर्शयामि ते ॥ ८४ ॥
na kariṣyasi cedrājan bhojanaṃ harivāsare | tadā hyasatyavacaso dehaṃ na sparśayāmi te || 84 ||
राजन्, हरिवासरे यदि भोजनं न त्यजसि, तदा तव वचनं मिथ्या स्यात्; अतः तव देहं न स्पृशामि॥
A sage/teacher addressing a king (dialogue setting within Narada Purana; exact named speaker not explicit from this single shloka)
Vrata: Ekadashi
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It stresses that a vrata (religious vow) becomes spiritually effective only when upheld with satya (truthfulness). Breaking the Harivāsara discipline makes one ‘asatyavacasa’—untrue to one’s word—so the teacher refuses ritual contact, signaling loss of purity and trust in dharmic practice.
By centering the observance on Harivāsara (Hari/Vishnu’s sacred day), it frames devotion as disciplined love: honoring Vishnu through restraint, sincerity, and fidelity to one’s promise—core qualities of bhakti expressed as vrata.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-style niyama) is implied: maintaining purity rules and the integrity of a vow. The verse also reflects dharmic speech-ethics aligned with śikṣā/ācāra—truthful utterance as a practical foundation for rites.