Shloka 40
The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
स्मर्त्तव्यो मनुजैः सर्वैर्धर्मकामार्थकामुकैः । स्वजातिविहितोऽप्येवं सन्मार्गे चैव माधवः ॥ ४० ॥
smarttavyo manujaiḥ sarvairdharmakāmārthakāmukaiḥ | svajātivihito'pyevaṃ sanmārge caiva mādhavaḥ || 40 ||
ไม่ว่าผู้ยึดธรรม ผู้ใฝ่กาม หรือผู้แสวงอรรถะ มนุษย์ทั้งปวงพึงระลึกถึงพระมาธวะ แม้ปฏิบัติหน้าที่ตามวรรณะ/ชาติกำเนิดของตน ก็พึงตั้งมั่นในทางอันประเสริฐด้วยการระลึกถึงพระมาธวะเสมอ।
Narada (instructional voice within the Uttara-Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that remembrance of Vishnu (Mādhava) is universal and should accompany every human pursuit—dharma, artha, or kāma—so that life remains aligned with sanmārga (the right path).
Bhakti here is expressed as smaraṇa (constant remembrance): even while performing prescribed social and religious duties, one anchors the mind in Mādhava, making devotion the inner thread of all actions.
The verse implies dharma-śāstra-based application (kalpa/smṛti tradition): performing one’s vihita duties (rule-governed conduct) while maintaining devotional remembrance as the guiding principle.