Shloka 31
The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
एवं ज्ञात्वा तु युष्माभिः स्मर्तव्यो गरुडध्वजः । ब्रह्मार्पणप्रयोगेण यजनीयो जनार्दनः ॥ ३१ ॥
evaṃ jñātvā tu yuṣmābhiḥ smartavyo garuḍadhvajaḥ | brahmārpaṇaprayogeṇa yajanīyo janārdanaḥ || 31 ||
இவ்வாறு அறிந்து, கருடக் கொடியைத் தாங்கும் இறைவனை நினையுங்கள். மேலும் ‘பிரஹ்மார்ப்பணம்’ என்ற அர்ப்பண உணர்வால்—எல்லாவற்றையும் பரம்பொருளுக்கே அர்ப்பணித்ததாகக் கொண்டு—ஜனார்த்தனனை வழிபடுங்கள்.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that true worship of Viṣṇu (Garuḍadhvaja/Janārdana) is grounded in constant remembrance and in sanctifying one’s actions by dedicating them as offerings—turning ritual and daily life into God-centered practice.
Bhakti is expressed here as smaraṇa (remembrance) of Viṣṇu and as īśvara-arpana (offering to the Lord): worship is not only external rite but an inner attitude of dedicating every act to Janārdana.
It highlights ritual application (prayoga) in yajña/upāsanā: the disciplined method of offering (arpana) with the correct intention—treating the act and its fruits as consecrated to the Divine (brahmārpaṇa).