Shloka 11
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
भर्तुः सौख्येन या नारी दुःखयुक्ता प्रजायते । सा तु श्येनी भवेद्राजंस्त्रीणि वर्षाणि पञ्च च ॥ ११ ॥
bhartuḥ saukhyena yā nārī duḥkhayuktā prajāyate | sā tu śyenī bhavedrājaṃstrīṇi varṣāṇi pañca ca || 11 ||
O hari, ang babaeng kahit masaya ang kanyang asawa ay nabubuhay na pasan ang dalamhati, siya’y muling isisilang bilang lawin (śyenī) sa loob ng tatlong taon at dagdag pang limang taon.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a karma-based ethic: inner disposition and how one responds to favorable life circumstances shape future births, illustrating moral causality (karma → yoni) as a dharma teaching.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by warning against persistent grief and dissatisfaction that obscure gratitude and sattva; cultivating contentment and devotion-oriented remembrance steadies the mind and aligns conduct with dharma.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a dharma-śāstra style karmic rule (ethical instruction) rather than a lesson in Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or ritual procedure.