Shloka 68

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

आत्मनो वा नरैर्भुक्तं यैर्भुक्तं हरिवासरे । त्रैलोक्यघातिनः पापं मैथुने शशिनः क्षये ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

ātmano vā narairbhuktaṃ yairbhuktaṃ harivāsare | trailokyaghātinaḥ pāpaṃ maithune śaśinaḥ kṣaye || 68 ||

Translation

جو ہری واسر (ایکادشی) کے دن خود کھائے یا دوسروں کو کھلائے، اس کا گناہ تینوں لوکوں کو ہلاک کرنے والا کہا گیا ہے؛ اسی طرح چاند کے زوال کے وقت مباشرت بھی سخت مہاپاتک ہے۔

Word by Word

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘of oneself’

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (particle of alternative: ‘or’)

• नरैः: by men
• नरैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• भुक्तम्: eaten/consumed
• भुक्तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) → भुक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘eaten/consumed’

• यैः: by whom
• यैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/तृतीया), बहुवचन; relative pronoun ‘by whom’

• भुक्तम्: eaten
• भुक्तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) → भुक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरिवासरे: on Hari’s day (Vishnu’s day)
• हरिवासरे: अधिकरण (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘of Hari’ + ‘day’)

• त्रैलोक्यघातिनः: of (one) destroying the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यघातिनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य + घातिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘of the destroyer of the three worlds’ (qualifying ‘pāpa’)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• मैथुने: in sexual intercourse
• मैथुने: अधिकरण (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• शशिनः: of the moon
• शशिनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘of the moon’

• क्षये: at the decline (waning)
• क्षये: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘at the waning/decline’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī (Harivāsara)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It intensifies the sanctity of Hari-vāsara (Ekādaśī) by warning that violating its discipline—personally eating or enabling others to eat—creates extremely heavy demerit, showing that vrata-observance is a direct measure of devotion and self-restraint.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By treating Ekādaśī as ‘Hari’s own day,’ the verse frames restraint (upavāsa/niyama) as an offering to Vishnu—bhakti expressed through disciplined conduct, not merely emotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly uses Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/timekeeping) through the reference to lunar decline (śaśinaḥ kṣaya), indicating that ritual purity and conduct are tied to calendrical/lunar timing in vrata practice.