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
ఆమె (లవణం లేని) భోజనం చేసి వైగుణ్యదోషాన్ని పొందింది; అప్పుడు ఆమె రాజ్యసారాన్ని సమర్పించింది. ఓ ద్విజా, తరువాత రాజు హర్షితమనసుతో భోజనం చేశాడు।
Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt)
Concept: When ritual impropriety occurs, sincere corrective action—especially dāna and relinquishing attachment to wealth—restores auspiciousness; joy follows expiation.
Application: If you err, acknowledge it promptly and make amends through generosity, apology, and renewed discipline rather than denial.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
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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.