Shloka 57
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
पुत्रो ममाधिको जातः सप्तद्वीपप्रपालकः । मदर्थे येन विप्रेंद्र समानीता नृपात्मजा ॥ ५७ ॥
putro mamādhiko jātaḥ saptadvīpaprapālakaḥ | madarthe yena vipreṃdra samānītā nṛpātmajā || 57 ||
مجھ سے بھی برتر ایک بیٹا پیدا ہوا ہے، جو ساتوں دیپوں کا نگہبان ہے۔ اے برہمنِ برتر، میرے ہی لیے وہ راجہ کی بیٹی کو یہاں لے آیا۔
A king/royal narrator addressing a Brahmin sage (viprendra) within the Adhyaya’s dialogue framework
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"vira","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Pride and amazement at the son’s surpassing power moves into grateful reverence as the act is framed as service done ‘for my sake’ before a brahmin."}
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic ideal of a divinely favored heir: a ruler whose greatness surpasses his predecessor and whose authority extends symbolically over the ‘seven dvīpas,’ suggesting dharmic sovereignty and responsibility.
Bhakti is not stated directly here; the verse functions as narrative groundwork—showing how worldly events (marriage alliances, heirs, protection of realms) unfold under dharma, which in the Narada Purana often becomes the setting in which devotion to Vishnu is later taught and practiced.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it mainly uses Purāṇic political vocabulary (saptadvīpa, prapālaka) relevant to rajadharma-style narration.