Shloka 6
Mohinī-Ākhyāna: Rukmāṅgada’s Refusal to Eat on Harivāsara
Ekādaśī
अभक्ष्यभक्षणं कृत्वा अगम्यागमनं तथा । अपेयं चैव पीत्वा तु किं जीवेच्छरदः शतम् ॥ ६ ॥
abhakṣyabhakṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā agamyāgamanaṃ tathā | apeyaṃ caiva pītvā tu kiṃ jīveccharadaḥ śatam || 6 ||
अभक्ष्यं भुक्त्वा, अगम्यं गत्वा, अपेयं च पीत्वा—एवं पापाचरणेन शतं वर्षाणि जीवितेनापि किं प्रयोजनम्?
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, Uttara-Bhaga instructional discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It declares that a life sustained while repeatedly violating core dharmic restraints (food, conduct, and drink) is spiritually hollow—mere longevity has no value without purity of action (ācāra) and restraint (niyama).
Bhakti is supported by disciplined living: avoiding prohibited acts keeps the mind and senses fit for remembrance and worship. The verse implies that devotion without basic ethical restraint becomes ineffective and self-defeating.
It points to Dharma-śāstric application of śauca and ācāra—practical rule-based discernment of what is bhakṣya/abhakṣya and peyam/apeyam (often grounded in smṛti and kalpa-style ritual-ethical codes).