Shloka 27
The Rohiṇī–Candra Śayana Vow
Lunar Bed-Vow with Rohiṇī
रूपारोग्यायुषामेतद्विधायकमनुत्तमम् । इदमेव पितॄणां च सर्वदा वल्लभं नृप
rūpārogyāyuṣāmetadvidhāyakamanuttamam | idameva pitṝṇāṃ ca sarvadā vallabhaṃ nṛpa
रूपारोग्यायुषां दायकमेतद्विधायकमनुत्तमम्; एतदेव पितॄणां सर्वदा वल्लभं, नृप।
Unspecified narrator/sage addressing a king (nṛpa) in Adhyaya 26 context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रूपारोग्यायुषामेतद्विधायकमनुत्तमम् = रूपारोग्यायुषाम् + एतत् + विधायकम् + अनुत्तमम्; इदमेव = इदम् + एव
FAQs
It states that “this alone” (the practice being described in the surrounding passage) is always dear to the Pitṛs, highlighting ancestral satisfaction as a key aim of the observance.
The verse explicitly lists three fruits: rūpa (beauty), ārogya (health), and āyus (long life).
It implies that personal wellbeing (beauty, health, longevity) is aligned with dharma when one performs duties that honor and sustain one’s lineage through reverence to the ancestors.