Shloka 32
Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa
कुकर्मणा पापरतिः कुजातिः सर्वस्य नाशी त्वशुचिस्स मूढः । न मन्यते वेदपुराणशास्त्रानंते पुरीं याति दिनेशसूनोः ॥ ३२ ॥
kukarmaṇā pāparatiḥ kujātiḥ sarvasya nāśī tvaśucissa mūḍhaḥ | na manyate vedapurāṇaśāstrānaṃte purīṃ yāti dineśasūnoḥ || 32 ||
దుష్కర్మల వల్ల అతడు పాపరతుడై అధోగతికి చేరి, సమస్త శుభాన్ని నాశనం చేసేవాడవుతాడు; అపవిత్రుడై మోహగ్రస్తుడై వేదాలు, పురాణాలు, శాస్త్రాలను గౌరవించడు. చివరికి దినేశసూనుడు (యముడు) నగరానికి వెళ్తాడు।
Narada (instructional narration in Uttara-bhaga style; traditional dialogue context with Sanatkumara lineage is assumed where applicable)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It warns that habitual sinful conduct and contempt for Vedic–Puranic authority leads to inner impurity and spiritual decline, culminating in suffering under Yama’s jurisdiction (a karmic consequence rather than a random fate).
By implication it contrasts irreverence and vice with the dharmic life that supports bhakti—respecting śāstra, cultivating purity (śauca), and abandoning pāpa-rati—without which devotion cannot mature into liberation-oriented practice.
Śāstra-mānya (acceptance of scriptural authority) is emphasized: one should align conduct with Vedic injunctions as preserved in Purāṇas and dharma-śāstras; this supports correct ritual discipline (kalpa) and right understanding (vyākaraṇa/śikṣā as parts of śāstric study) rather than living by impulse.