Shloka 46
Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī
Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada
वैदिशे नगरे राजा नाम्ना रुक्मांगदः क्षितौ । यस्य सन्ध्यावली भार्या तव रूपोपमा शुभे ॥ ४६ ॥
vaidiśe nagare rājā nāmnā rukmāṃgadaḥ kṣitau | yasya sandhyāvalī bhāryā tava rūpopamā śubhe || 46 ||
บนแผ่นดิน ณ นครไวทิศา มีพระราชาพระนามว่า รุกมางคทะ พระมเหสีทรงพระนามว่า สันธยาวลี ผู้เป็นมงคล งามดุจเทียบได้กับความงามของท่าน
Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers, in dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Opens with grounded royal setting, then shifts to wonder/admiration through the queen’s auspicious beauty-comparison."}
FAQs
It introduces a dharmic royal exemplar—King Rukmāṅgada—and his auspicious queen, setting the narrative ground for teaching Dharma and vrata-based steadfastness through lived examples.
While this verse is introductory, it frames a bhakti-oriented katha by presenting ideal household and royal life; such narratives in the Narada Purana typically culminate in devotion-centered vows and unwavering commitment to sacred duty.
No direct Vedāṅga instruction appears in this line; it functions as narrative setup (ākhyāna) for later dharma and vrata details rather than grammar, astrology, or ritual procedure.