Shloka 59
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
षण्मासेन रणे जित्वा कृत्वा सर्वान्निरायुधान् । यो गत्वा प्रमदाराज्यं जित्वा ताः प्रमदा रणे ॥ ५९ ॥
ṣaṇmāsena raṇe jitvā kṛtvā sarvānnirāyudhān | yo gatvā pramadārājyaṃ jitvā tāḥ pramadā raṇe || 59 ||
ஆறு மாதங்களில் போரில் வென்று அனைவரையும் ஆயுதமற்றவர்களாக்கி, பின்னர் பிரமதைகளின் அரசிற்குச் சென்று அந்தப் பிரமதைகளையும் போரில் வெல்வவன்.
Suta (narrating a Purāṇic account; exact interlocutors not explicit in this single verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse uses a heroic-conquest motif—defeating armed foes and then overcoming the alluring Pramadās—to suggest mastery over external opposition and over subtler temptations that can derail dharma.
Bhakti is implied indirectly: victory over the Pramadās can be read as restraint over sense-enchantment, which supports steadiness of mind—an essential foundation for sustained devotion to Bhagavān.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is explicitly taught in this verse; it functions primarily as narrative description within a mahatmya-style account.