Shloka 32
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
प्रातर्हरिदिनं लोकास्तिष्ठध्वं त्वेकभोजनाः । अक्षारलवणाः सर्वे हविष्यान्ननिषेविणः ॥ ३२ ॥
prātarharidinaṃ lokāstiṣṭhadhvaṃ tvekabhojanāḥ | akṣāralavaṇāḥ sarve haviṣyānnaniṣeviṇaḥ || 32 ||
மக்களே, தினந்தோறும் விடியற்காலையில் எழுங்கள்; ஒருவேளை உணவு என்ற விரதத்தைப் பின்பற்றுங்கள். காரம் (க்ஷாரம்) மற்றும் உப்பைத் தவிர்த்து, ஹவிஷ்ய அன்னம் எனும் யாகத்திற்குரிய எளிய உணவையே உண்ணுங்கள்.
Narada (as an instructive voice within the vrata/mahatmya narration of Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that devotion to Hari is supported by disciplined daily conduct—rising early, regulating the senses through a one-meal vow, and maintaining dietary purity with simple haviṣya food.
Bhakti is presented as practical and embodied: honoring Hari “daily” through self-restraint and sattvic living, making the mind fit for remembrance, worship, and pilgrimage-based merit.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied through the use of “haviṣyānna,” a standard vow/rite food category, along with vrata rules like ekabhojana and dietary restrictions used to preserve śauca (purity).