Shloka 18
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
एवमुद्दिश्य तां राजा आरुरोह हयोत्तमम् । दोषापतिसमप्रख्यं निर्दोषं क्षितिभूषणम् ॥ १८ ॥
evamuddiśya tāṃ rājā āruroha hayottamam | doṣāpatisamaprakhyaṃ nirdoṣaṃ kṣitibhūṣaṇam || 18 ||
Pagkapagpasyahan niya nang gayon tungkol sa kanya, sumakay ang hari sa pinakamainam na kabayo—nagniningning na parang panginoon ng gabi (ang buwan), walang kapintasan, at palamuti ng daigdig.
Sūta (narrating the Uttara-bhāga tīrtha-māhātmya episode)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse uses the imagery of a flawless, moon-like steed to signal purity, auspicious momentum, and readiness for a dharmic undertaking within the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
Indirectly: it frames right intention and purity (nirdoṣa) as supportive conditions for sacred journeys and actions—foundational attitudes that later mature into steadiness in bhakti.
No explicit Vedāṅga instruction is given; however, the poetic epithet doṣāpati (Moon) reflects traditional Jyotiṣa-style lunar symbolism used in Purāṇic narration for auspicious description.