Shloka 17
Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī
Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada
सुतैस्त्वभ्यंगकरणे पुनर्यौवनसंस्थितैः । षष्ट्यतीतां सुतोऽभ्यंगे नियुञ्जीत विचक्षणः ॥ १७ ॥
sutaistvabhyaṃgakaraṇe punaryauvanasaṃsthitaiḥ | ṣaṣṭyatītāṃ suto'bhyaṃge niyuñjīta vicakṣaṇaḥ || 17 ||
மகன்கள் இளமைப் பருவம் அடைந்தபின் அப்யங்கம் (எண்ணெய் மசாஜ்) செய்ய வேண்டும். அறுபதைத் தாண்டிய தாயின் அப்யங்கத்திற்கு விவேகமுள்ள மகன் ஏற்பாடு செய்ய வேண்டும்।
Narada (teaching traditional household dharma/ācāra)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames physical care of elders—especially one’s mother—as dharma: service (seva) expressed through a purifying daily rite (abhyaṅga), turning family duty into meritorious conduct.
While not directly prescribing a bhakti practice, it supports bhakti through seva and humility—serving one’s mother as a sacred obligation that cultivates compassion and selflessness, qualities essential to devotional life.
It highlights ritualized daily conduct (ācāra) aligned with dharma—how a bodily practice like abhyaṅga becomes part of disciplined living; it is closer to kalpa-style practical observance than to grammar or astrology.