Shloka 83
The Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa Vow Narrative
Puṣya Thursday Observance and the Ethics of Fortune
भुक्त्वा वैगुण्यतां प्राप्तो राज्यसारं ददौ च सा । तदा हृष्टमना राजा भोजनं कृतवान्द्विज
bhuktvā vaiguṇyatāṃ prāpto rājyasāraṃ dadau ca sā | tadā hṛṣṭamanā rājā bhojanaṃ kṛtavāndvija
அவள் (உப்பில்லா) உணவை உண்டு வைுண்யத் தோஷத்தை அடைந்தாள்; அப்போது அவள் ராஜ்யத்தின் சாரத்தை அளித்தாள். ஓ த்விஜா, பின்னர் அரசன் மகிழ்ந்த மனத்துடன் உணவு செய்தான்।
Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कृतवान्द्विज = कृतवान् + द्विज (न् + द् → न्द्).
FAQs
It indicates a fault or deficiency—often understood as a lapse in proper conduct or ritual propriety—arising from the act of eating in an improper circumstance.
The verse highlights expiation and generosity: when a fault is incurred, one responds through meaningful giving (dāna), even from what is most valued, reflecting responsibility and ethical governance.
“Dvija” addresses a brāhmaṇa (twice-born), signaling that the narration is directed to a learned listener and that the episode is framed within dharma discourse where purity, expiation, and charity are central.